Blogs from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 21

July 22-24 I am tired. Yesterday was a long, full day of activity and today I slept it off and didn’t leave the house until after three. I didn’t have much in mind to do, just take the bus over to the Blaisdell Farmer’s Market before my Wednesday Niketown run. The farmers market was pretty small, but still there was tons of great stuff like fresh baked breads, organic vegetables, fruits, jams and spreads, and flowers. I bought my first apple bananas (smaller version of a banana that tastes pretty much the same, maybe a little sweeter?) and some fresh hamburger buns for dinner tomorrow night. With still about 30 extra minutes on my hands before having to be at Nike, I ran into Ross in search of a yellow shirt or sports bra. Tonight’s run ... read more

July 20 *I included a video of my newfound love: turtles, on today's blog..check it out. Caught a 7:50am bus to the North Shore trying to get the most hours as I possibly could out of this day. I'm becoming more bus savvy, and today I was equipped with my book: Harry Potter #1, ipod, and sweater. Time flies with something to read and pretty soon I had come to the first stop on the North Shore: Dole Plantation. I didn't really have this one on my list as something that was important, but what the heck? I'd passed by it numerous times, why not just stop to check it out. Unfortunately, everything there costs money, so I just wandered around the gigantic store and out in the back garden. Kinda interesting to see how pineapple ... read more

July 14-16 The time had finally come to say goodbye to the last of my Carlson friends. After the late night dinner and a previously long day, I slept in to 10:00. Up with no sun time to waste, I changed into my swim suit and hurried down to the beach to meet Sabina and Alex for our last hurrah. We laid out in the spot that I now claim as my favorite, the beach in front of the Moana Surfrider and we didn't move until after 4pm. Motivated by hunger, Sabina and I set out on a mission to find some cheap Thai or Chinese food - eventually settling on the Thai restaurant in the International Marketplace. It wasn't a bad choice, in fact the red curry shrimp that I ordered was pretty good, but ... read more

July 12 I don't like that word as it carries a negative connotation here, but today I was definitely a haole (pronounced kinda like ha-ow-lee). Somehow it was after midnight when I finally got to sleep which didn't help me to get up at 5am. Exhausted, I hopped out of bed, got dressed, packed all my stuff for the day, then ran out to the busstop. Unfortunately, it never occured to me that it was Sunday and the bus schedule is less frequent. I had only 20 minutes to get down to the meeting place and I began to get concerned that I wouldn't make it to the meeting place in time. With my backpack as heavy as it was, there was no way I could make it more than 2 miles in twenty minutes. Shoot! ... read more

July 8-9 A rare occasion that I sleep in till 10:30, but I must've needed it. My roommate Tiffany and I made plans to walk down to Bogarts for breakfast. They have the most delicious food! We shared the Michael's Scramble which was scrambled eggs with asparagus, sun dried tomato and feta cheese with potatoes and a bagel with tomato, sprouts, capers & cream cheese. Yummy! And we sat at the table talking and sipping coffee for over an hour. I really enjoy hanging out with her. I think if I were to stay longer, we'd become good friends. Although we didn't finish and get back home till close to two, I was tired of letting perfectly good days slip by, so I hopped on a bus over to Manoa Falls. It's only about 15 minutes ... read more