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My Floating Journey

01/30/25

 

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My name is Adarino Hadley, and I am a Pohnpeian by birth. I was born on a little Island of Pohnpei called Dolehtik and was raised in Diadi, a little village in Kitti known for “Siokara,” a family of clams marinated and preserved in bottles for eating. I have four brothers and four sisters, and I was the second eldest among my siblings. I am married and blessed with three children one girl and two boys. My wife's name is Mihna Celestine Hadley; my daughter is Vyra Hadley; my two sons are Adarino Junior Hadley and Jordan AV Hadley. 



I attended Elementary School at Wenik/Rohnkitti Elementary School, now called Nanbei Memorial Elementary School, and graduated in May 1994. I decided to go to Xavier High School, but my family didn't allow me to, so I attended Pohnpei Island Central High School (PICS). I graduated and received my diploma in May of 1998. Again, I wanted to go to Hilo and attend College there, but no one could help me with my application, so I went to the College of Micronesia FSM (C.O.M) instead. When I first enrolled at C.O.M. I was undecided about my major, so I chose Liberal Arts. At that time, C.O.M and the University of Guam (UOG) partnered up with the Bachelor of Arts in Education program, so I decided to join the program and change my major to Liberal Arts Education so I could go smoothly into the program. I completed my associate of arts degree in the year 2000 and joined their third-year program so I could automatically be enrolled in the BA program. I finished the third year after two semesters and was finally accepted into the BA program. I completed all the requirements in 2002 and graduated in May 2002. We were the second graduating class that completed the program. I will try my best because we will also be the second team to take the PACMED program.

I started working for PICS High School in May 2003 as a resource teacher for Special Education. In the summer of 2004, I attended a workshop in Kosrae State entitled Banana Propagation and Planting when I returned the Director told me that I could go and join the Agriculture Department because I already had experience in agriculture, so they changed my action to Classroom Teacher for Vocational, and I finally went and start teaching Agriculture classes. In the summer of 2009, I took my adopted son to his parents in Guam and decided to stay for a while and find work I applied for teaching, but it was hard, so I looked for other jobs and ended up at a tire shop in Yigo Guam and work there for four years until I return to Pohnpei in 2014. I re-applied for teaching, but the principal at that time was very mad at me because I did not turn in my resignation letter, so he did not hire me back. I looked for other job opportunities and was accepted at the XIX store as a delivery driver delivering goods or Items all around the Island. Finally, I was rehired for teaching in May 2015, and I have been teaching Agriculture classes since. Now I have an opportunity to attend a master's Program, so I am now enrolled in the program. 

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