Palau? More like Palwow. A Four-Part Travel Adventure: Part 1: Background

Before Nick applied to his position in Guam, he actually applied for a Clerk of Court  position (clerkship) for the Supreme Court of Palau.  The Palau court began checking his references, but before they conducted a formal interview, Guam contacted, interviewed, and offered Nick a job, making the point moot.  However, we've always wondered what could have been, especially after reading blogs of past clerks, such as the excellent Pen Palau, written by a clerk who was there last term.

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Bob Loblaw's Guam Law Blog

We've been here for over a month, allowing Nick to become acclimated, more or less, to his new job.  Since that is the reason we are here, he will fill you in about it.

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As many of you know, I am working as a research attorney (or law clerk) for the Supreme Court of Guam.  Guam's Supreme Court is the only appellate court in the territory.  It hears any appeals from the Superior Court, which is where trials are held.  If you go on a bender, fly into a violent rage with a machete, and decide guilty pleas are for pussies (eyewitnesses, DNA evidence, and confession be damned), you'll wind up there first.  As of this writing, there is a major murder trial going on.

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A Little Background on Our Little Island*

Before we get too far into sharing our actual Guam adventures, we should provide some background information on the island and its people.  While we have shared some details with many of you (mostly the ones about the supposedly omnipresent brown tree snakes and giant coconut crabs), there is more to Guam than just pesky wildlife.

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Going, Going, Guam

 That vague outline of green above the wing through the haze is Guam.

After this picture, we were forced to turn off the camera...lame.

It is an old saying and one we’ve heard our entire lives:  if it seems too good to be true…. well you know the rest. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, let’s begin at the beginning…..

If you are reading this blog, you probably already know that we are currently in Guam.  Last spring, Nick was offered a job as a law clerk for the Supreme Court in Guam, a U.S. Territory in the Pacific Ocean, near the Philippines and Indonesia.  After months of planning, preparation, waiting, moving, and farewell visits, we began our adventure on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.

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