Beth - Jan 3, 2011

Hello Everyone,
Today was a very interesting day and consisted of a lecture by Jonathon Osorio, a tour of the University of Hawaii (where we got a University of Hawaii ID), and a very nice dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Professor Osorio’s lecture was very stimulating and informed us about the history of Hawaii. What I found most interesting about the lecture was the prayer he did at the beginning of the lecture and the song that he performed to close the lecture. What I also liked about the lecture was that we were combined with a bunch of Korean students that knew perfect English. But the highlight of the day was when Mrs. Fujimoto gave us a tour of the University of Hawaii. It is much bigger than the University of Hartford and has a much better dining hall than what we are used to in Connecticut. During the tour we got to see two of the libraries that the University has, which was pretty cool because from what I have heard their libraries are ten times better than what Hartford has to offer. After we took the tour Mrs. Fujimoto took us to get our ID’s done which was pretty cool because now we are all a part of the University of Hawaii’s system. Something that I know all of us looked forward to was the University of Hawaii’s bookstore. Everyone was excited to get their University of Hawaii apparel because we all knew that this trip was a once in a lifetime experience. After sweating all day in the sun everyone returned to the hotel to get showered and to get ready for the dinner that we were planning while waiting for the bus. The walk to the restaurant took us 25 minutes to get their but in the end it was worth it because a very nice man named Kenneth and his wife gave us $100 towards our meal. It is only day three of our adventures in Hawaii and we have already experienced many different things.