Desiree Ventura has written another amazing, heartfelt, insightful, inspiring post at her blog The Drowning Mermaid. Anyone who wants some insight into Chamorro culture would do well to start here.

She also mentions something in this post that I never knew: evidently, even though Guam is supposed to be “American soil,” if you’re born on Guam – but outside of a US military base – you cannot run for president. Here’s her (hilarious) take on this little tidbit:

“There’s part of me that thinks it’s funny when stateside mothers end up giving birth here. Whenever it happens, I feel the sudden urge to inform the family that their child will never grow up to be president. When I see an American woman walking around heavy with child, I find myself hoping she’ll go into labor just so this fact can pop up and bug her later in life. I know. It’s pretty immature. I’m working on that.”