The Guam Bus

Biba hamyo! Inorabuena! Here are the winners for our trongkon ifit giveaway in honor of Lulai Lumuhu. Please contact us or Miget to arrange for drop off of your young ifit tree! #trongkonifit #ifit #guam #guåhan #lulai #lulailumuhu #familianbevaqua #theguambus

Miget’s Free online Chamoru classes continue tomorrow, Saturday (11/6) Guam time but as a special unified session. Instead of three separate classes meeting over three and a half hours, all levels of learning will be combined into one special session from 9 - 10:30 am. In honor of Lulai Lumuhu, this special session will be focused on speaking Chamoru to young children and include nursery rhymes and kids songs. All are welcome even if you haven’t attended the zoom Chamoru classes before. Image is of Lulai, with her mother Desiree on the left and her great-grandmother Tan Agnes Dueñas Perez (Familian Pepero yan Boño) on the right. Message The Guam Bus page to receive the zoom link to join. #theguambus #finochamorro #finochamoru #chamorro #chamoru #learnchamoru #learnchamorro #guam #guahan #guåhan #freelanguagecourses #pacifictongues #guamlife #nativelanguage #indigenouslanguages #famaguon #familia

In celebration of welcoming Lulai Lumuhu to the Guam Bus family, we are giving away three young Ifit trees this week. Ifit is one of the most important trees to the Chamoru people culturally and we are grateful to Siñora Bobbie Benavente and her granddaughter Madison for providing the trees. If you’d like to win one, you have until midnight this Friday (11/5) Guam time to: 1. Comment on this post with a favorite Chamoru word. 2. Tag three of your friends in the comment. 3. Share this post in your stories. We will be having a livestream Saturday morning to announce the winners! You can join even if you don’t live on Guam, just let us know who you would want to receive your tree locally on your behalf. #ifit #trongkonifit #ifitstrong #theguambus #lulai #lumuhu #familianbevacqua #guamlife #guam #guåhan #guahan

If you supported our Guam Bus Bingo Kickstarter campaign, check your email put fåbot! Surveys have been sent around for you to complete so you can select your gifts and prizes from the Guam Bus and so we can also get your address. The Guam Bus Bingo games are almost done being printed and should arrive on island next month! Please be sure to complete your surveys, they may be in your spam/junk folder of your email. #theguambus #guambusbingo #bingo #guambingo #chamoru #chamorro #guinaiya #karabao #kokobird #guampride

The Guam Bus is excited to introduce everyone to the newest addition to our family - Lulai Lumuhu Perez Bevacqua. In celebration of new life in our family, we are giving away three young ifit trees. The ifit is the hardest local wood and was used by Chamoru families to build their homes. In order to win one, please 1: comment on this post with a favorite Chamoru word, 2: tag three people in the comment. 3: share this post in your stories. Comment before 12 midnight Guam time this Friday (11/5) and we’ll be holding a livestream the following morning to announce the winners! This giveaway is open to everyone, but plants can only be delivered to people on Guam. So if you are away from Guam, you can still win one in someone else’s honor or have them plant it for you here. #theguambus #ifit #guamlife #guam #guåhan #guahan #lulai #guamgiveaway #guamhappenings #giveaway #familianbevacqua

Gekpu I fanihi. The fruit bat can fly. If you haven’t gotten our animal, fruits and vegetable or bird flash cards yet, you are missing out on a simple, but cute way to learn some basic Chamoru language. Get packs today on our website: www.theguambus.com #theguambus #finochamoru #finochamorro #guamanimals #chamoru #chamorro #marianas #fruitbat #fanihi

Halloween as we know it today has only been a part of Chamoru life for a relatively short period. As a result not many people say it in Chamoru. There are many ways we could translate Halloween into Chamoru depending on what we’d like to emphasize, but here is Akli’e’ with two ways to help you celebrate Halloween with the Chamoru language. #theguambus #aklie #halloweenguam #chamorro #chamoru

Do you want to know how to say Happy Halloween in Chamoru? We’ll give you some options agupa’ (tomorrow)! Artwork courtesy of Sumåhi. #sumåhi #theguambus #karabao #guam #guåhan

Miget’s Free online Chamoru classes have begun again for the Fanuchånan session and continue tomorrow, Saturday (10/30) Guam time. Tomorrow’s classes run from 9 am - 12:00 pm, and feature three different levels of learning: 9 - 10 am - Puyitos: for Beginning Learners, these lessons will start for the beginning, ideal for those who have little prior experience in learning Chamoru. 10-11 am - Poya: for Beginning Learners 2, these are lessons for those who have previously attended some Beginning or introductory Chamoru classes. 11 am - 12:30 pm - Tåndan/Punidera: Near-intermediate and Intermediate learners. This level is for those who have previously taken Chamoru classes and are working towards gaining fluency. This level is currently focusing on engaging in conversation. Message The Guam Bus page to receive the zoom link. #theguambus #finochamorro #finochamoru #chamorro #chamoru #learnchamoru #learnchamorro #guam #guahan #guåhan #freelanguagecourses #pacifictongues #guamlife #nativelanguage #indigenouslanguages #

Kao malago’ hao kelaguan? Hunggan gof ñålang yu’ para kelaguan. Chamoru kamyo from 1819. #kamyo #theguambus #chamoru #chamorro #guam #guåhan #freycinet #coconutgrater

A page from “Roque” first published in 2016 and the second comic from The Guam Bus. It tells the fictional story of Roque Babauta, a Chamoru, who graduated from GW in Guam and goes on to become a star in the NBA. His love for his island creates conflict in the US forcing him to make a difficult choice. For fans of Chamoru stories or sports documentaries, this comic is a must have. Buy a copy today at the Guam Bus website: www.theguambus.com #roque #theguambus #roquebabauta #babauta #guamcomics #gwgeckos #geckos #guam #guåhan #guahan

The Guam Bus mourns the recent passing of Tun Cornbeef or Frank Lizama at the age of 80. Tun Cornbeef was one of the first blacksmithing apprentices of our grandfather and great-father Tun Jack Lujan. This week Miget will be making a short presentation in honor of Tun Cornbeef and his legacy at Independent Guåhan’s October General Assembly. The presentation will be live on Facebook this Thursday (10/28) at 6 pm Guam time. #theguambus #lizamasforge #blacksmithing #guam #guahan #guåhan #magataotao #independentguåhan #fanohge #chamorro #chamoru