It's Feels Like AMERICA!!! | Majuro, Marshall Islands 🇲🇭

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  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2024

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  • @samkavaman1980
    @samkavaman1980 3 роки тому +31

    Tongan here giving a shout out to our Micronesian brothers and sisters!!

  • @simongillard7522
    @simongillard7522 3 місяці тому +7

    I am a bit late to the party but i lived in the Marshall Islands as a kid with my family, we were from New Zealand and farher got a job working for Air Marshal Islands and he trained all the flight crew back when they used to do international trips. The plane showen in your pic on the runway was a DC8 it was a unique plane as it was setup as a combi, it could take half people and half freight. It now lives in Hawaii at a Navel Air Base museum. We flew all over the pacific in that and others from 1992-1994. My family were fortunate enough to be made so welcome with the marshalese people, we made lots of friends and my brother and I really enjoyed this part of our childhood. Yokwey to you all.

    • @peninakumar538
      @peninakumar538 Місяць тому

      Hi part marshallese here living in Auckland.

    • @simongillard7522
      @simongillard7522 29 днів тому

      @@peninakumar538 Hi I live in Christchurch, I often wonder what its like in majuro now , would love to go visit one day. I got to spend time fishing and playing with all the marshelese kids, making forts and eating coconuts fresh off the trees, eating papaya and salt fish and also experiencing some US culture too flying to hawaii and other islands, spent time going to laura for swimming and just having a great time as a kid coming from another world away like NZ. Had my 10th birthday in Hawaii, I had the honor of meeting the then president Amata Kabua and his family. It was a neat place and i miss it even 30 years later.

    • @peninakumar538
      @peninakumar538 28 днів тому

      @@simongillard7522 awww that’s beautiful experience you have there. I too have not been back to the Island. I left Majuro in 2003 to US. And arrived here with my 3 kids in 2005. I then flew to Hawaii and gave birth to my youngest daughter in 2007. I never had a chance to make a trip back to Majuro. I hope one day I will.

  • @gregcarter8656
    @gregcarter8656 3 роки тому +24

    Summer 1990, I worked on Majuro for COM, teaching 2 English classes. The people I met there were nice folks, including the leader of COM (at the time), Hilda Jetnil, and Selina who worked with Jetnil. I briefly met Lanny Kabua once, and a nice waitress at the Plumeria Lounge (?). In Hawaii, I met the RMI President (and his wife) at the Ramada in Waikiki in 2015. I also met a cool Marshallese guy, Tom Luther, working at the HSH in Kaneohe, and a Marshallese nurse at Unit U. YUKWE to all of you nice people.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому +2

      One thing O’ahu isn’t short of besides Filipinos, is Marshallese and Micronesians! I have met many kind ones here apart from of course those in the Marshall Islands! Glad you have fond memories of kind people 😊😊😊

    • @randonjack3399
      @randonjack3399 3 роки тому +1

      Iakwe eok Greg from the Marshall Islands. Hilda Heine (no longer Jetnil) is currently an active member of the parliament here. Hope you'll be able to jambo to Majuro one day. Jerammon waj.

  • @Starfamz
    @Starfamz 3 роки тому +9

    You’re most welcome to our beautiful little nation anytime. Please visit us soon and learn more about our culture. Much IAKWE from the marshall islands.

  • @Garvhai
    @Garvhai 2 роки тому +6

    Very beautiful country nonetheless!love and respect both are being given by an indian from india!

  • @theballtickler9000
    @theballtickler9000 3 роки тому +12

    Welcome to our home! 😄

  • @papabear562
    @papabear562 2 роки тому +5

    I would love to visit this island. I was stationed on Guam in the 1980's and loved the people. Majuro looks to be a great destination spot to stop and take in the sights.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  2 роки тому +1

      Majuros main town isn’t the prettiest. But venture out, it’s just a beautiful coral atoll 😄

  • @darlsyou8409
    @darlsyou8409 Рік тому +1

    I like Marshall Islands it seems happy and fun and cool🎉happy for that country❤and I glad you upload this video

  • @daviddarden1915
    @daviddarden1915 3 роки тому +8

    This is a very interesting video. So glad I spent about 14 years living the Marshall Islands. I been to Majuro about 20 times for long periods of time. Enjoy my time there.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому +2

      Awesome you had such wonderful years and memories there. Did you get to visit any outer islands?

    • @daviddarden1915
      @daviddarden1915 3 роки тому +9

      @@aperezvoyages Since I worked on the Kwajalein Atoll area as a Police Officer on Kwjalein. The outer Islands I visited were in that Kwajalein atioll area. Now the capital city was my second home Because I was married to a Marshall Islander. She passed in 2016 but, we raised three (3) sons and one daughter. My two oldest sons are US Marines, US Army and my daughter is currently in US Navy Basic Boot camp. My youngest son is still in high school. So glad I worked and lived there about 14 years. So in reality my name now is a Marshallese family name since two of my children were born there. Being a widower and single dad. I count the blessings plus, one day contemplating retiring there in Majuro.

    • @canary-ho9uz
      @canary-ho9uz 3 роки тому +1

      @@daviddarden1915 this was a very touching story,, hope all is well with you and your family brother

    • @أبوفله-ز4م
      @أبوفله-ز4م 2 роки тому

      @@daviddarden1915 Can I ask you since you are a security officer

  • @fenixrizin2354
    @fenixrizin2354 3 роки тому +7

    My company represents the Marshall Islands for offshore company incorporations. Its a fantastic little country, gorgeous AND with excellent laws

  • @InquisitiveSol
    @InquisitiveSol Місяць тому

    Appreciate your work and dedication, Anthony. You've traveled to so many beautiful places.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you Sol🫶🏽 it’s a slow process through slow travel! #voyaging! I’m just blessed I’ve landed right into where I belong to immerse and capture beautiful stories 🥹

  • @randonjack3399
    @randonjack3399 3 роки тому +5

    Well I certainly hope you enjoyed your stay. I hope next time you come to the RMI you'll get a chance to go to the outer islands, that is where the culture is still strong. They most welcoming to foreigners or people from other atolls.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  Місяць тому

      I’m late to replying but I did manage to visit arno. Either way I do plan on returning to visit the outer islands 🥹

  • @Micronesiancountryball_6897
    @Micronesiancountryball_6897 3 місяці тому +1

    I love Oceania

  • @DansonKumtak
    @DansonKumtak 2 роки тому +1

    THANKS FOR VISITING OUR HOME!

  • @loniholly
    @loniholly 3 роки тому +4

    My beautiful island.... Thanks for the videos..

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

    • @Cyanbrady2021
      @Cyanbrady2021 5 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/QeO5ai0arhA/v-deo.htmlsi=mJxIdktlWNpj_bz- I have a video solving air pollution and I want to send it to governments to stop air pollution but my country is the United Statss and the government is so busy I sent a letter but I think that would take a long time to be answered so I wanted an entire country to accept this idea fastly and since you live at the capital island you can send a letter to the Marshall Islands government since it’s a small country I might do this to other small countries live Tuvalu Seychelles Comoros Mauritius Kiribati Tonga Vanuatu

  • @Noanever
    @Noanever 2 роки тому +1

    thank you for shareing my country

  • @danielbrandmilnemook8462
    @danielbrandmilnemook8462 3 роки тому +2

    Respect 🇲🇭💯🤙

  • @freeplace5243
    @freeplace5243 3 роки тому +3

    Anthony. I don't know much about the Marshall Islands except Bikini Atoll is there. Thanks for sharing your experiences off the beaten path. Aloha my friend.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Yea man! In fact I didn’t even know where the bombs were dropped until About 8 years ago. Then I started learning more about the islands. I was near clean of funds otherwise I would have loved to visit Bikini. Or he’ll any outer island ! 😊 aloha brother

  • @CuriousCoconut
    @CuriousCoconut 3 роки тому +4

    So beautiful 😍😍 Happy new year!!

  • @JeffreyFennell692
    @JeffreyFennell692 3 роки тому +6

    Awesome content bro! I was a teacher in Majuro 2019/2020 and I always love seeing new videos from my second home. I have some vlogs from Majuro as well if you'd like to check them out!

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Awesome bro! Yea I just took a look at your channel and glad you got some documenting of footage done while you were there. Including FSM also! Not only great for people to see but a great video journal for yourself :D

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      I take it you're in Pohnpei at the moment?

  • @alby1320
    @alby1320 3 роки тому +3

    Home ❤️

  • @rheeakilang2717
    @rheeakilang2717 3 роки тому +3

    I love your vlogs !

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      My vlogs love you back! 😊 thank you!

  • @captainoz2112
    @captainoz2112 3 роки тому +3

    great video

  • @jimjoseph
    @jimjoseph 3 роки тому +1

    My beautiful home sweet home thank you

  • @forme3h
    @forme3h 3 роки тому +6

    Great video. When I was in the Marshall Islands, Majuro to be exact, it felt so familiar with like pacific island life. But when I went to some of the outer islands, that was EPIC! Btw, are u gonna post more videos of the country? I can’t wait. Thanks!

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Interesting your perspective of Majuro! But even better if your mention to the outer islands. The main plane for air Marshall Islands was undergoing repair in Australia at the time so I couldn’t go to Jaluit atoll like I wished. So instead went to Arno nearby. I’ll be posting a bunch more brother! 😊

    • @forme3h
      @forme3h 3 роки тому

      @@aperezvoyages Hahaa. Imma sister..lol but I can be a Braddah🤣

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Or simply “dakine” as they say here in Hawai’i since I can’t tell gender on who I’m replying to most of the time 😂 haha sorry!

    • @forme3h
      @forme3h 3 роки тому

      @@aperezvoyages lol. I’m from Waipio, Waipahu🤣🤣🤣

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому +1

      Hoooo you true local kine! Ahahahahaah

  • @rxmaria
    @rxmaria Рік тому +1

    I wish I went to Marshall islands

  • @danielm8950
    @danielm8950 2 роки тому +1

    I worry about typhoon storms when I see people living in places like this.

    • @YoSip3Ek
      @YoSip3Ek Рік тому +1

      We are used to it I remembered my family and neighbors had to clean our houses after we had a disaster 😅

  • @mohamedabdelkader8665
    @mohamedabdelkader8665 3 роки тому +1

    Happy new year Perez .

  • @deborahlijaro7490
    @deborahlijaro7490 3 роки тому

    Welcome to MH

  • @أبوفله-ز4م
    @أبوفله-ز4م 2 роки тому +1

  • @johnleotv5811
    @johnleotv5811 3 роки тому

    Wow

  • @eacosta1667
    @eacosta1667 10 місяців тому +1

    It should feel like the US because the Marshall Island it is the United States. Just like Puerto Rico and some of the Virgin Islands. If you look at the definition of the United States, the Marshall Island is part of the definition. So, the people will have their own culture, their own language besides English and their own things but at the end it is just like going to another state.

  • @joevip76
    @joevip76 Рік тому

    That's a bold statement you have there, just wanted to say in a friendly manner, just remember a big culture differences, and of course more laid back, iakwe waj jen USA, BTW love❤️❤️ your videos 🦈👌

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  Рік тому +3

      Yea 😅 if it were me now, definitely would have had a more humble approach in my words. But was with all good intent and love. Marshallese are great people and respect and appreciate then! Kommoltata for your love braddah! 🤙🏽

  • @Soulgoodman7
    @Soulgoodman7 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much
    Can i ask you some qucation about island Marshil?

  • @kalonaboas4233
    @kalonaboas4233 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @ejc1692
    @ejc1692 3 роки тому +1

    Nice that the Marshallese give you Aloha on their land...sadly, it's not the other way around.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Do you mean to say that Marshallese aren't given the welcome and aloha in Hawaii or in the American Mainland?

    • @bihivivhigivig3853
      @bihivivhigivig3853 3 роки тому +2

      @@aperezvoyages yes in Hawaii they are faced with alot of discrimination. . . because of the amount of crimes these other micronesian people commit ... and the first thing the locals do is point fingers at the marshallese because they look similar to the other micronesian people... so basically they are being blamed for another culture from the micronesian communities crimes simply because they look similar

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      You’re not wrong about that unfortunately. And fact is, both are culturally Micronesian peoples however very different

    • @santospaul8103
      @santospaul8103 Рік тому

      @@bihivivhigivig3853 you’re acting like no Marshallese person has ever committed a crime in Hawaii. We’re all the same

    • @unknownx9754
      @unknownx9754 Рік тому

      @@santospaul8103Marshallese people have caused the lowest crimes in Hawaii. Them Chuukese and other Micronesians are the reasons why the Polys are calling us cockroaches. Marshallese people are way ahead of yall but yall too afraid to admit. No Marshallese is moving to yalls countries. People from other Micronesian countries are moving to Marshall Islands to look for a better life. Lol

  • @alohablue2907
    @alohablue2907 Рік тому

    Well done video TY

  • @theocho8689
    @theocho8689 Рік тому

    This was supposed to be my 101st country visited, June 2023, but United Airlines messed up my vacation and now I can't go. I'll try again sometime soon.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  Рік тому

      Why couldn’t you go?

    • @theocho8689
      @theocho8689 Рік тому

      @@aperezvoyages my flight was delayed for two days from my home town due to cancelations. When I arrived in Hawaii and landed I got a notification my flight to the Marshalls was cancelled. I went rebook and they couldn't get me out for another eight days. I told them to send me back home!

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  Рік тому

      @theocho8689 that’s insanneee!!!😳 sorry to hear that make. I usually hate when people tel me this, but it sounds like there was a reason why that happened. Hope you get to replan🙇🏻

  • @tylersample7286
    @tylersample7286 3 роки тому +1

    How can I travel to the Marshall Islands from Houston? How many connecting flights and where?

    • @deborahlijaro7490
      @deborahlijaro7490 3 роки тому +3

      From Houston you might have one more connecting flight to Hawaii Oahu, than Majuro Marshall Island. I think United has 3 flight a wk if I am not mistaken. The Marshall island is a day ahead of the states.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому +1

      Yes what Deborah said! United is the airline service the marshalls internationally other than Nauru. You’ll more than likely fly straight to HNL then to MAJ. if not either connect in Phoenix or LAX. Assuming the marshalls are not closed off to covid

  • @YoSip3Ek
    @YoSip3Ek Рік тому

    You forgets to mention the biggest influencer is Christianity before the American pop culture etc.😊anyway great story thanks 🙏

  • @japnikki
    @japnikki 3 роки тому +1

    the US tested Nuclear weapons off bikini atoll. The United States is in debt the Marshall islands for all the disastrous calamity illness from the nuclear fallout , 50 years later several atolls are uninhabited due to levels of Radiation.
    Marshallese are having to build Sewalls due to global warming and the ocean over taking their land. I was shocked when I visited in 2019! Fortunately Marshallese can work and live in the US with that visa requirements. In the past 20 years a third of the population has left the Marshall islands

  • @irhas6555
    @irhas6555 3 роки тому

    How about radioactive?

    • @Starfamz
      @Starfamz 3 роки тому

      only few little islands are radioactive .

  • @ahmadhakeem1427
    @ahmadhakeem1427 2 роки тому

    Heaven of eden

  • @mohamedshire1876
    @mohamedshire1876 3 роки тому

    Is it safe?

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому +5

      Safer than most places!

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Definitely not the safest in the world lol.

    • @692nesian
      @692nesian 3 роки тому

      Nah, its not safe sinxe there's a lot of folks who "dresses like thugs." ;)

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому

      Yea bro! Those Sean Jean t shirts will cost one their life! 🤣

  • @rmaria2254
    @rmaria2254 3 роки тому

    I’m trying to reach out to any Marshallese people in Arkansas

  • @Fisica-g9h
    @Fisica-g9h 6 місяців тому

    Puerto rico and Marshallese the two colonies

  • @HouseJawn
    @HouseJawn 2 роки тому

    "an American thug" 🤣🤣

  • @libertas5005
    @libertas5005 3 роки тому +1

    To be honest, flying across the ocean just to see more America is not attractive to me. I prefer visiting countries that look nothing like USA.

    • @aperezvoyages
      @aperezvoyages  3 роки тому +1

      Nothin like a plane view to a place you’re about to explore 😊😊

  • @spanky2284
    @spanky2284 3 роки тому

    Mary -Ann I'M stills looking for you James I will never forget you 🥰