7 Things NOBODY TOLD ME About GUAM

Here are a few of the many things I've learned during my year on Guam. Let me know in the comments if you found any of these surprising!

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[kuxikanai]

This honestly made me happy and tear up a bit, I am glad you point out the things that a lot of people talk about and most of all, enjoy your stay here on Guam! Have a blessed day fam 🥳

[robertaguero]

Ty for the beautiful comments about our island and our people may God bless you and your family Guam 🇬🇺 pride from Arlington texas

[uniqueislander]

Welcome to Guam 🤙😄 I've been here almost 50 years, witnessed our island community grow and developed. Diverse culture and nationality, Beautiful island and people. Enjoy!

[larrymullikin]

Thank you for your kind words…. a very good assessment of our beautiful island. I’m from NY originally, met my wife who is Chamorro in California while I was in the Army in 1978. We settled here in 1983 raising 3 children here. I’ve never regretted it. The island is beautiful and thrives with an abundance of family and community. It does help financially to have military privileges which made it more affordable for us to live here. Continue to enjoy living here 👍🏻

[stephenlosongco]

This was a very pleasant review of our island home, I run into mainlanders a lot and there are still many who still just cannot adopt to the island way, you either going to LOVE it or your taking the next flight back to the US Mainland, so glad you LOVE it as we all do !

[glennwatkins]

I thought my two years living on Guam was a pleasant experience and I also found many of your assessments to be pretty accurate; driving on Guam is frustrating, the speed limit is extremely low, but as you said, most people do not abide by the speed limit and often drive too fast. The people I noticed that drive the fastest were either military or civilians who work on the base. The local people I met seem to stay within reasonable limits, it is an Island and there is not a lot of room especially with all the influx of people either visiting the Island or assigned. It gets really crowded between January and March with there are military exercises. Groceries and gas is extremely expensive if you shop off base, fortunately I was able to buy both on base and that made a difference for me when the commissary was not out of product. With the exception of the geckos and roaches, I didn't find the bugs to be much of a problem, especially mosquitoes', they didn't bother me at all. You are so right about the stray dogs, they call them Boonie dogs. It is my understanding the reason there are so many is the extremely expensive cost to ship dogs from Guam to anyplace, so people just leave them. The local food to me was delicious! Kelaguen was something I only heard of for the first time on Guam, I had been to many other places before and had never heard of it, but I ended up liking it very much, with it was beef kelaguen or fish, I found it to be delicious. I thought for the most part, the temperature was pretty constant, reminded me a lot of Hawaii; however, the frequent rain nearly everyday was a bit overwhelming at times, but when the sun shined, one could see the beauty of the Island and when it does shine, Guam is a beautiful place. One thing you didn't mention was the attitude of the people. Most of the people I met had some of the best attitudes of any of the places I have been. I was accepted with open arms no matter where I went people were so welcoming. I don't know if racism exists on the Island, I didn't experience any the entire two years I was there and there is a great mix of people from all walks of life. Thanks for your video.

[JuliaCharnock-ru]

We were stationed in Guam in 1190 for 2 years. all those things you said about Guam are so true. My 2 boys 3 and 18 mo used to play with the geckos when they were in the house. we lived on base navy housing so we mainly shopped at the Px. the weather was pretty hot and steamy. we arrived in October and 2 weeks later experienced our 1 st of 3 typhoons. it was rainy season and everything was moldy if left outside.
the temps were high 78 low of 72 with 90 % humidity. if you could bear it. We got SCUBA certified and that was a fun social thing to do with other families at the beach. the downside of Guam was it was so far away from family. having no iPhones or social media at the time we called home to the Staes twice a year. it cost $80.00 to talk to my parents at xmas for 3 minutes.
and boy was I homesick.
however the military treated everyone as 1 big family. We made a lot of lifelong friends. some whom we keep in touch with.
Guam will always hold a special place in my heart. My daughter was born there 33 yrs ago.
I hope to return there someday .

[MrOcto]

I want live there and work into my retirement. Guam is America's gateway to Asia. I also heard it's very laid back. So sick of hustle and bustle of the mainland. Good video here, giving it a thumbs up.

[aaronsoken]

Thank you for all the good information. I am a local from Hawaii and was stationed at Andersen for 4.5 years. To me it was hot like the Philippines, Okinawa and Viet Nam. Oh, then there is Typhoon Season! I remember the wind was so strong that when the rain hits the barracks iron doors it just flows to the bottom and floods the room. But what is a blessing that the power never goes out during the typhoon but goes out only on sunny days (caused by a brown snake climbing onto a power line). The insects and geckos is just like Hawaii.
Out of my 20 years in the Air Force Guam is the closes base I got stationed to home. The Chamarros and Guamanians are warm hearted people. They made me feel at home. Especially during the Fiesta's you are invited over to eat and celebrate.
I will always remember the first local birthday party I attended on the island. I was invited by a Chamorro older woman that worked at the Chow Hall. At the party after I ate she would come over and tell me, " Ah, Aaron you better eat so more!!!"
You know every party I attended after that they will always ask me, " Ah, Aaron you better eat so more!!!"

[tcmqm]

Hafa adai! Thank you for sharing your video and for your kind words as you describe my home. I've been away since 2000, but fortunately was able to visit twice since gone as my parents are still living back home. I miss home so much, more so recently, and just waiting for the right time to move back. It has changed alot since I left but no matter it's current situation Guam will always be ❤️HOME❤️. Again, thank you! Best wishes to you!

[nhala]

We live in Alabama now after I retired from the Army. I love your vlog and thank you for your awesome impression about our Island. Guam will never leave my heart. Si Yu'use Ma'a'se!❤

[johntyrrell]

I LOVE Guam!!! Lived there 2x for over 5.5 years.
Miss it everyday.

[TheDabiyog]

Just moved to L.A. from Guam and the people in L.A. brags about having the best barbeque and I told them that if they want to taste a good barbeque....go to Guam....but they didn't believe for putting it on youtube....biba Guahan....

[ebenadolph]

Very on point! Love your view and opinion of Guam. Thank you.

[dolphinguam]

thank you yan Si Yuos Maase. I really enjoyed your cheerful reporting. Keep on rolling. Retired and love it here at home!

[wmdouglas]

I was on Guam back in 1984/85…..I don’t know if it’s still the case, but when I was there some of the rural roads were made out of crushed coral. So whenever it rained, the roads actually came alive with a thin layer of green moss growing on them. This made the roads so slippery (worse than ice).

[rodpin]

Great video .!! my wife and really enjoyed.! I would venture to say that Guam is literally Puerto Rico's little sister island. The difference is that we are located in the Atlantic but the history, the politics, the climate, what you describe about the people, the lifestyle, it's like you're describing us, wow super interesting. Thank you for share.!!

[RubyGonzales]

Guam ... home sweet home. I've been to a lot of places, nothing comes close to Guam. Maybe Hawaii, but Guam still tops. It's probably because of it's simplicity and unique ways that taught me to focus on the things that truly matters. I miss it so much, one day I'll be back to retire there.

I love mangoes, avocados, bananas, calamansi, coconut, sinigwelas and other tropical fruits that comes abundant and almost free on Guam. So the prices for strawberries, blueberries and other imported foods didn't affect me one bit. There's a farm to table co-op there where people can actually get fresh fruits and vegetables to. And if you make a lot of local friends, they usually give fresh produce since again it's just so abundant there. There are many stores there to that sells very cheap house hold supplies and gift items from the Philippines like Valencia at Harmon and sometimes wholesale sale prices like Kelly's at Harmon. You just gotta explore. I was a very poor college student majority of my time there. And I made it just fine with nothing but love and gratitude to the island 😊

And lastly, I'm horrified of snails and slugs. But Guam taught me how to handle snakes like a barbarian 😂 I really don't care about the spiders and the cocroaches. Have you seen the wild boars? They're abundant on Guam to. They roam around the jungle areas, one time a big one found it's way infront of the old DMV 😂 but still, I'd rather deal with all the wild predators of Guam, including the stone fish, lion fish, man 'o war and the sharks, than the bears, wolves, mountain lions and cougars and other unforgiving predators of the wild here in the US mainland ... yah know 😉

[garyjcsizmar]

Hahahahaha! Went there back in the late 90’s on a field team to repair a piece of equipment. Only spent 2 weeks there and I loved it. Great people and a beautiful island. Looked much like Okinawa but smaller and everything was English!

[ernestgarrido]

I honestly appreciate everything you said! Also had me laugh because it was all true! I miss home so much! I’m very surprised at what you’ve gathered in short time you’ve been there, you will only learn more. Thank you for sharing, the pictures you have shown also inspired me more of where I’m from and wanting to come back soon. I’m so happy your experience is all positive! Thank you for sharing! Si yu us maåse’