why doesnt samoa have street names?

I got a piece of mail yesterday addressed to the following address:

LouEllen Blankinship (my mom)

Across from the Mormon Church

PO Box 670

Pago Pago, AS

I cannot say the last time, or if ever, I have received a piece of certified mail from USPS that described a location as "Across from the Mormon Church". Why is this? Well here in American Samoa, there are probably seven or eight real, actual street names. SO if you want directions to say the movie theater what do you say, "you follow the road that goes by the Tongan church around until you get to the stop sign, you know, where the law offices are and that Korean sushi place? From there take a left, follow the road until it comes to a T (there should be a stop sign there). Oh, and you know by where that pack of mangy dogs are, the one missing a leg? ok so, yeah, turn right there. Once on that street, you'll know you're on the right road because there are no pot holes. Follow that road until you see the "J-Lens T's" then a bit further and you're at the movie theater." so the other person says, "ok follow road by the church (though there are hundreds, and many Tongan churches) then go by some law office, take a left. Once I see the three-legged dog take a right onto the non-pot-hole road, theater on the left?" GOT IT! It is very funny because there are literally no road signs but prehaps seven. Makes life here on the rock That much more exciting.

On another note, there is a 3rd grade boy I have who is very energetic. He tends to find trouble well, so he gets sentences from time to time. I gave him sentences yesterday which were to read, "I will have a better attitude in Miss B's class" he wrote,

(sorry for the sideways). Anyway, thought his cleverness was great so needless to say, I had to laugh at it and post it on here ;)

Ciao, suerte todo!

Jeannine