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Jayton Okada is the founder of the Guam Musicians Initiative and a computer science major at the University of Guam. He is a huge supporter of the various local art mediums from music to film. He also works as a computer and musical equipment technician. An avid guitarist and fan of music and comic books, you can find him reading or writing songs and poetry in his spare time.

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Have Blog, Will Travel: What’s Your Favorite Spot in Saipan?

March 30th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

I leave for Saipan 10:30AM Monday morning.

So I thought I’d ask any of you Guamology readers who may have been or have heard of any good spots to check out when in Saipan.

I’ll be attending the 5th Annual Micronesian Youth Serivces Network(MYSN) Conference! For those whom remember, I entered an oratorical contest with the hopes of becoming a keynote speaker to represent Guam at the conference. Unfortunately, I did not win. I lost by 3 points to Gregory Ecle, a friend I’ve known since high school. The judges enjoyed my piece and offered me a plane ticket to the conference. Read my Guamology post on the contest here.

So, I’m very excited, and have yet to pack my bags!

But please comment and let me know of any great scenic sites/landscapes, shops, culture centers, restauraunts that are interesting.

I’ll be cataloging my trip with my small Canon Powershot A530, an older brother to the one Maria Sharipova uses in all her commericals for Canon ;)

I’ll also get the chance to hopefully sit down and speak with Sinangån-ta founder Melvyn Won Pat Borja and the delegation from YouthSpeaks Hawaii, poets Ittai Won, Alakai Kotrys, and Will Giles. Don’t forget to watch their performances on the Guam Musicians Initiative video channel, theinitiative.blip.tv

There Are 5 Responses So Far. »

  1. Comment by Decrepit on 30 March 2009:

    The airport because it’s the only place I’ve been there. :P

  2. Comment by Todu Bali Ben on 31 March 2009:

    Easily, my fav places are Forbidden Island in Kagman, the Grotto in Marpi, Trench Tech MMA gym in San Antonio. And of course my house. But I’m not telling where that is. Lol. Have fun chelu.

  3. Comment by trench on 31 March 2009:

    Hit up the Grotto for sure. Garapan for the women? haha… Man, its been ages since I’ve been to Saipan. Wasn’t much to do back then.

  4. Comment by si selina on 1 April 2009:

    My favorite places to EAT are Ebisuya and Oleai’s.

  5. Comment by Jayton Okada on 2 April 2009:

    Wish I had a rent-a-car, staying stuck in this hotel for 4 days is getting boring. But the conference is exciting!!!

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