Today has already proven to be an extremely full day. It marks Abe's 8 years on this earth and in my life and also brought with it the news of a potential job as well as a place to live!
I decided to catch the bus into Princeville, to familiarize myself with the area in which I will be working. Although meeting with my potential employers will have to wait until tomorrow morning, I was able to find a very fine belt to help keep the pants up on my ever shrinking waitsline...eeek!
I found some vegetarian sushi at Foodland, sat outside and ate it, and had my first experience with the donkey kick of a punch wasabi delivers to the sinuses. It was great!
Deciding a walk was in order, I started walking back to Kilauea, enjoying the beauty all around me and pinching myself every so often saying, "Do I seriously live here!?!"
My hip started giving me trouble but I kept pushing through it and simply asked it to submit to what I was asking it to do. Besides, I was getting close to my favorite bridge, where the trees all lean in as if to give people in their cars a hug. I couldn't wait to see it outside of a car!
All of a sudden, a woman pulled over along the side of the road and said, "Get in. It's not safe for you here." I declined but she was persistent and was causing people to angrily drive around her, cursing.
Her persistence won out and I got in. She told me her name was Jan and said she was just going to drop lunch off for her son and husband at the water garden down the road. She asked me to sit tight while she went in and she would drive me to where I needed to go afterwards. I was thankful to rest and as I sat there, I heard her say, "Birdie!" I turned and she was extending a water lily through the window to me. "This is for you. Smell it! If you put it in water, it will close up tonight and bloom for you one more time in the morning." Her gentle spirit and kind gesture squeezed my heart. I thanked her for her aloha spirit.
She took me back to the Kilauea Gym, gave me a huge hug, and wished me well on making Kauai my home. She said it looked like the island was already accepting me as its own. That made me very happy.
What a day! And it's still not over! Now it's time to go to the Farmer's Market :D
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
It's been a while!
Aloha!
I decided it was time to blog again. Now that I have some down time, I am finding my words again.
For over a month, now, I have been traveling around Hawaii. I am currently in Maui and I am writing this as I sit on the balcony of the hostel I am staying at. It's a really special place; secluded, yet not; quiet, yet loud. This probably makes no sense to you but it does to me :)
Today has been a very busy day! My plans are slowly coming together. I have made my decision to go back to Kauai. Simply put, it is where I felt the most joy so I will begin trying to build a life for myself and Abe there. This news truly brings joy to my heart and I look forward to calling Kauai home!
This day was also special in that I've added a new member to my life: my little pineapple ukulele :)
I think it was 3 weeks ago that I first set foot in Mele Ukulele. I knew as I talked to the owner that I would be coming back to buy my uke from her. She was so cute, telling me to be careful to use sunscreen because I was so pale and reminding me to lock my car and keep valuables out of it. Her uncle sat and taught me chords on the ukulele for almost 2 hours...just because! Her son and daughter were there as well, always offering kind words and advice. I decided to wait to come back and get my uke after all of my travels. It worked out perfectly.
When I walked in the front door, she looked at me and said, "I know you, right?" I laughed and told her I was the crazy, pale girl from the mainland traveling the islands and she smiled and shook her head, "That's right!"
They all helped me get set up and ready to pay. She asked me where I had decided to live and when I told her Kauai, she said, "It's too slow and there! I'm glad you're buying a ukulele so that you will have some sound to break up the quiet!" We both laughed at that.
What can I say? I'm a Southern, farm girl to my roots! It suits me just fine :)
Her next question to me was how long I would be on the island and when I told her until Tuesday, she said, "You should come back and hang loose with us and learn to play your ukulele! Uncle will teach you!"
Just like that, they welcomed me into their family! I told her I would be back tomorrow at 1pm and she was very pleased.
There are just no words to describe the hearts of the people on each of the islands of Hawaii. They are truly beautiful, warm, and welcoming! What an honor to live here!
Night night, lovies!
I decided it was time to blog again. Now that I have some down time, I am finding my words again.
For over a month, now, I have been traveling around Hawaii. I am currently in Maui and I am writing this as I sit on the balcony of the hostel I am staying at. It's a really special place; secluded, yet not; quiet, yet loud. This probably makes no sense to you but it does to me :)
Today has been a very busy day! My plans are slowly coming together. I have made my decision to go back to Kauai. Simply put, it is where I felt the most joy so I will begin trying to build a life for myself and Abe there. This news truly brings joy to my heart and I look forward to calling Kauai home!
This day was also special in that I've added a new member to my life: my little pineapple ukulele :)
I think it was 3 weeks ago that I first set foot in Mele Ukulele. I knew as I talked to the owner that I would be coming back to buy my uke from her. She was so cute, telling me to be careful to use sunscreen because I was so pale and reminding me to lock my car and keep valuables out of it. Her uncle sat and taught me chords on the ukulele for almost 2 hours...just because! Her son and daughter were there as well, always offering kind words and advice. I decided to wait to come back and get my uke after all of my travels. It worked out perfectly.
When I walked in the front door, she looked at me and said, "I know you, right?" I laughed and told her I was the crazy, pale girl from the mainland traveling the islands and she smiled and shook her head, "That's right!"
They all helped me get set up and ready to pay. She asked me where I had decided to live and when I told her Kauai, she said, "It's too slow and there! I'm glad you're buying a ukulele so that you will have some sound to break up the quiet!" We both laughed at that.
What can I say? I'm a Southern, farm girl to my roots! It suits me just fine :)
Her next question to me was how long I would be on the island and when I told her until Tuesday, she said, "You should come back and hang loose with us and learn to play your ukulele! Uncle will teach you!"
Just like that, they welcomed me into their family! I told her I would be back tomorrow at 1pm and she was very pleased.
There are just no words to describe the hearts of the people on each of the islands of Hawaii. They are truly beautiful, warm, and welcoming! What an honor to live here!
Night night, lovies!
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