Beach Time!

Aloha! So today I went to the beach. It was incredible! It was windy but warm and nice. I sat on the sand for awhile and then I went into the water. The waves were so powerful! My friend, Noelani, taught me how to jump the waves so that your body moves with the current. After that short lesson, I didn't see a wave coming and I totally got thrown under. I drank a HUGE mouthful of ocean water and it was disgusting. I recovered from that wave and then as soon as my head came up from under the water another wave came and threw me back under. It was intense. In the process of trying to get out of the water I cut my knee on the sand. I made it back to shore and then I just sat there for awhile. After that, Noe made me go back into the water saying that if I didn't go back in I would be afraid later. So I went back in and everything was going fine but then I realized that I couldn't touch the bottom anymore and I started panicking. Noe realized that I had gotten caught in a riptide and came back out to help get me in. I was freaking out but Noe kept me as calm as she could and we made it back in. I've decided that I like looking at the water more than being in the water. I'm going to try the beach thing again though and hopefully I'll get the whole ocean currents, wave sets and everything else figured out.

When I got back to campus I got my ID card and got tested for TB. I have to go back on Wednesday to see if my test is negative or positive. I looked for a job too at the Polynesian Cultural Center too but they were all for dancers and I'm definitely not one. I'll hopefully find a campus job.

Here are some more pictures!




Hukilau Beach
Ocean Waves
My Knee.
Another shot of my skinned knee. Wish I could have gotten a good one!
The ocean! The water was SO nice!
A shot from my plane ride over.
The courtyard from my window.
The Courtyard from my window. It was pouring rain.
A Palm Tree!!
Me hanging out in my room.