Guam is undeniably beautiful! Scenic cliffs, the rainforest, beautiful water falls, hiking during sunrise! Been exploring the island for almost 10 months now!

I'll ban you

i made chicken cutlets tonight and it kinda looks like guam sorta

Literal disgusting morning work out. Call me the Chuukese Mrs.Peggy Denny lol

TLDR; RANT: Guam sucks and I don't think it will be fixed.

Sorry not sorry to say but I think at this point we need to stop the false hope the false claims, the false dreams and false pride. We need to wake up, accept it and realize Guam is becoming a shithole.

Economy is down, prices for all things are hiking, nothing is going down or stabilizing. Our #1 money maker is tourism from Korea and Japan. Japan is currently facing historically weak yen, high fuel surcharges, and rising global costs overall, Korea isn't as bad but its not looking good. On top of that our beaches are getting worse and more polluted (remember all the sea cucumber and blue star fish? barely any around now), we don't have enough tourist accommodations (example: something as simple as sidewalks) we have multiple abandoned eyesore hotels, everywhere is looking dirtier and more unmanaged/unmaintained. Business is struggling everywhere. We're losing major department brand name stores. DFS, Lotte, Tumon Sands is now a ghost town, Kmart is hanging by a thread, our "malls" are a joke and others will soon follow.

Gone are the days of GameWorks, Planet Hollywood, SeaGrill, Sling Shot, Tarza, Whimsys, UnderWater world, Submarine Tours, Funtastic Park, GameStop, heck even chuck e cheese. Yes, I know Tagada is there what a relief. We don't have any major iconic attractions or entertainment, our "Zoo" is caput. We got no big water park, no big silly, themed restaurant, no big ride or theme park, no casino, no big arcade, not even a dang Ferris Wheel. At this point even if we get tourist here by some miracle they won’t have much to do or spend their money on. I'm sure there are many other issues with tourism that I forgot to mention but we haven't bounced back since pre-pandemic, and we will most likely never will. I saw one of their major plans is to pay influencers to come to Guam make videos and say Guam is cool please come, its embarrassing. This tourism economy situation alone is a major hurdle that affects everyone here but there's more..

On the Local side of things..

All types of crime rates are up, more people are going homeless, GPD continues to fail not only us locals but even outsiders who are affected by our inadequate police department. On the other end they have one of the most if not the most stressful jobs here, they are underpaid, under trained and unmotivated. Corruption is everywhere, in the police department, in the prison and in the court. We have bad people arrested and charged but either barely do time or no time at all, a slap in the wrist and hope all is forgotten, and maybe one of the many media will post or write something about it, the rest will stay quiet because either the big bosses are related or someone knows someone.

Our government and elected officials are a joke, they are mostly made up of career politicians that are stuck on old ideals and beliefs, they don't keep up with modern ideas or solutions. Even when things like newer laws or bills or declarations get passed that Favor the island, it takes years to implement, for example it took Saipan a little more than 2 years to open a dispensary after passing the law that made cannabis legal, in Guam we passed that law in 2019 and we still don't have a dispensary opened, this is the case with many other laws or bills that take too much time to implement. Government leaders and agency heads are taking $100K+ home annually on taxpayers’ dollars despite the government having no money for anything, not for our infrastructures, our schools to open, not for the books, not for the food, not for the teachers pay. How bad does things have to be for us that we are considered blessed to have a funny radio personality host with no experience and barely any education to become the highest voted senator? He might as well run for governor. It could be worse; we could also vote in an edgy tattoo covered fake gangster with an attitude problem. Speaking of voting, votes are at an all-time low, and no one is caring anymore.

Communities are dwindling, Mayors Offices are mostly just call complaint hub dispatch and janitors, they don't have funds to do anything like village activities or gatherings or maintenance on the parks. Neighbors barely interact, walking around or biking around a village is becoming less a thing anymore due to the all the crime and stray dogs and wild pigs that no one takes care of. Family parties are getting smaller holidays are getting smaller, no one even walks around during Halloween anymore. Outdoor parks or courts are always vandalized and become unplayable. Our roads are still messed up, gas prices are climbing, traffic is getting worse each year, we still don't have proper sidewalks, we still have power lines, our power grid still has to load shed, our water is forever sus, were running out of places to dump trash and junk, typhoons ruin our landscape and beaches more and more. Fire ants are ruining our ranches, trails and jungles, rhino beetles are still destroying our trees, pigs are running rampant, we are beginning to have a major stray cat problem. No one can afford a house; everyone is going be stuck renting their entire lives or end up bunking with their parents' already worn-out home and hope they leave their name in the will without fighting the siblings or other relatives in court and paying lawyers.

These are now the desperate times that call for desperate measures. We need big changes and fast, like yesterday fast, we need to cut the bureaucracy, and our leaders need to be brave and bold. I'm about to leave this island for better opportunities and quality of life like the rest of them, I have had many friends and family leave and not one of them regrets it. Props to those willing to grind hard for this island even when this island is spitting them back in the face.

I hope I am wrong, I hope someone can provide some good news, but I ain't holding my breath for it.

Famous Tiktoker Yuji Beleza (He goes around trying to speak people’s native language) came across people from Guam!

Apparently this happened just south of Fisheye late Saturday night?

Mines over a month now. Can’t beat that. lol. Join our discussion on GuamFriends Discord https://discord.gg/rf3ehYNk3e

Found some footage from 2004 driving in front of Tumon Sands Plaza and Pleasure Island, when Tumon was at its prime. Miss that Gameworks...

Water and electricity are…. NOT included😂🤣

Not even gonna be discreet about it?... matter of fact who approved this at rev and tax?

Please bear with me. I know it’s a long post.

Hi everyone!! I know there have been a lot of posts about the storm, but I wanted to share something a little different.

I moved to Guam on April 6th, completely on my own, not military, just a girl in her 20s who decided to pack up her life and start fresh on an island where she knows absolutely no one hahaha.

And Guam really said, “let’s test her real quick.”

Because within days… typhoon.

What makes it even more wild is I came here from the Middle East after leaving my last job due to the war…..my living space was bombed, lucky me and I lost pretty much everything. So going from that… straight into a typhoon? At this point I’m like, do I come with weather warnings or something???

It’s been a lot, starting over, being thousands of miles away from my family, and doing it all alone as a female definitely had me a little on edge coming here. I won’t lie, I was nervous.

But then Guam showed me something else.

On my first day driving to work, I got a nail in my tire and ended up stuck on a busy road with a completely flat tire. And of course, I’m standing there like “I got this,” pretending I know what I’m doing… only to realize I can’t even find the jack in the rental car.

Within minutes, three locals stopped to help me. One even left and came back with a jack, another stayed, and they basically refused to let me struggle through it myself. I tried to pay them and they wouldn’t take it.

So there I am, stranded, slightly stressed, and now being taken care of by complete strangers who were kinder than they needed to be.

Since then, it’s been the same everywhere. I walk into stores asking a million questions, clearly lost half the time, and people are patient, helpful, and genuinely welcoming.

After everything that’s happened, that kindness has meant more than I can really put into words.

I may be far from my family right now, but I truly hope to find a sense of family here along the way and from what I’ve experienced so far, I think I will.

I’ll be here for a couple of years and I’m really looking forward to meeting people, building friendships, and giving back however I can (I’m definitely looking into volunteering I owe Guam at this point).

So thank you!!! to the people who stop, help, answer questions, and just show up with kindness. You never know what someone is going through behind the scenes, and it really does make a difference.

Because by the end of the day as much as we all try to look strong and independent on the outside, im human, we are all human, and this is all our first time doing this, and it feels great to lean on someone, and the small act of kindness you show to someone might just mean the entire world to them, because it sure did to me.

If you read this far thank you❤️

there was a post yesterday on here talking about the flame trees and how they're so much prettier this year. a comment said to post pictures so here's my contribution! more of yall shld share your pics if you're able to!

Typhoon Tåsi Boots. Repping her Reyes Familia from Hagat all the way out in Oregon! This is her 3rd straight State Title! Support on IG @typhoontasiboots #MostHatedAthlete