Woleai Atoll (9°58′ S 150°13′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=9_58_S_150_13_W_).) is a cluster of 22 islets located in Micronesia's Yap group, in the Caroline Islands. The current population is approximately 800. During most of World War II, the atoll was used as an airstrip by Japanese forces. Woleai is peculiar culturally insofar as that a unique syllabic or rebus script was discovered by John Macmillan Brown to be in use among some natives in 1913. This article is about the island of Yap. ... The Caroline Islands should not be confused with Caroline Island, part of Kiribati (Southern Line Islands), also in the central Pacific. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This article discusses the unit of speech. ... A rebus is a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. ...
He has every ability that is necessary to live such as making a fire, building a house, fishing, climbing a tree, navigating.
There aren't any fathers in Woleai like he doesn't take care of his child owing to busyness of work or he smokes in the corner of the house as losing his position at home.
Here in Woleai, we only see a strong father who can teach his child the wisdom for living with his experience.
About 800 people live on five of Woleai's 22 islets, some of which are clustered together and joined at low tide by sand bars.
Woleai holds firmly onto its traditional ways: canoes are favoured over motorboats, and there are rules against wearing T-shirts, pants, baseball caps and other Western clothing.
Woleai is accessible by plane from Yap or by slow and circuitous boat.
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