BYU NewsNet reports Yapese Book of Mormon Now Complete. This may not rock your world, but it's big news on Yap. Just how many books do you think have actually been translated into Yapese? Let's just say I didn't see many Yapese books for sale when I was there. In fact, I don't recall seeing any books for sale at all. If you wanted a book, the place to go was the ramshackle Peace Corps office up the hill, which had a thriving "give one, take one" book exchange full of musty paperbacks of truly impressive variety. It's open to any expatriate. Island-bound expats are voracious readers. I read Moby Dick in Fiji. Very long. Kind of slow. Island fare.
Yap is of course best known for stone money. Take a drive (great roads for a Pacific Island) and you'll see dozens of the huge stone wheels propped up near people's driveways or houses, just like in your Econ textbook. The Yapese are also known as chewers of the betel nut. Leaves nasty red juice stains all over. It's best enjoyed with a slice of lime, and gives the chewer a mild buzz. I'm told.
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