In the mean time... The last couple of days have been fun.
Sunday, we made food for the homeless/houseless/poor and
drove around and gave the food to those in need. We ended
up having so much food as well as at least an hour and a
half or so left that we not only drove around near the
Methodist Church (Saint Andrews), but we got to travel back
to Waikiki and carry around A LOT of extra food to the
homeless people on the Waikiki strip. However, we didn't
find many people that night, so we ended up leaving it at
one of the parks for all of the people there. These people
were actually very nice. I ended up giving one of them my
left overs from La Cucaracha the next night and she was glad
to see me again as well as receive the food.
Yesterday we (dressed in drag and) did the hula. OK we
really just did the hula. I wanted to add the dress in drag
part because it is a quote from The Lion King. The first
dance we did was the Pele (about the volcano goddess)(who I
ended up writing a poem about in my Hillyer Goes Hawaiian
journal) and the next dance we did was about having fun and
celebrating friendship. This one was a more modern Hawaiian
dance while the one about Pele is more ancient. We also got
to play with the uli'uli'(s) and the puili (two types of
instruments.)
We also went kayaking yesterday which was fun because going
through the trees and having to go single file down a river
made us feel like we were in the Jungle Book. I really wish
I could have brought my camera for it, but these were open
kayaks, so bringing anything you didn't want to get wet
would have been a bad thing...especially if you worried
about flipping over. (In all honesty you have to try to
flip over.)
Today we had a lecture on Buddhism, which by the way was
very interesting; our speaker was EXCELLENT. The tour along
with the lecture made things even better. We learned about
the types of Buddhism as well as the ideals behind Buddhism.
I found this experience very enjoyable.
Well I've got to go and try to prove that one of the
professors here that doesn't like drinking bottled water
*cough* has-in fact- done so.
(AJN)
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
video
so here is a video from when we went on the island tour.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
No wonder you got sand in your clothes....
Here in Vermont it has gone from zero degrees and snow last week to 3 days of record warmth--everything but the snowbanks from plowing has melted. Anyway since we can walk around in shirtsleeves we don't feel QUITE so bad to be here while you are there. Who took the video?! The guy who was laughing?
Those videos look fun. And who the hell was laughing that evil-sounding weird laugh?
Hi, Julie! Your dad sent me this site so I am keeping up with your adventures in Hawaii. As you know, I am the biggest Hawaii fan ever, and reading your "blogs" has been very interesting and intertaining! And yes, never swim in your clothes at Waikiki Beach! Very bad idea! But it was fun watching you! Where did you go snorkeling? At the famous bay? Enjoy, and keep postng!
Aunt Marian
to answer the questions: that is Gris laughing in the background as well as that was him taking the video.
Snorkling was in...Hanoa..I think. And that wasn't Waikiki beach. That was North Shore.
but swimming in your clothes at any beach...bad idea. well gotta go get ready for the catamoran
Hi again, Julie! Was the name of your snorkeling place Hanauma Bay?? It is the most popular snorkeling site on Oahu, and no, it is not in the Waikiki area! Did you get to see the Polynesian Cultural Center, or Pearl Harbor? I hope you did, as both places are well worth going to. Your trip is at its end now, and I'll bet you are a little sad about that! Back to the cold and the snow before you know it! Oh, well! I'm sure you enjoyed your experiences in Paradise! Have a safe flight home!
Aunt Marian
Post a Comment