Aloha Hawai'i!!

After a much needed full night’s sleep after 12 hours of travel, today was my first offical full day in Hawai’i. Below I’ve listed some interesting/quirky things I’ve discovered in the last 24 hours.

Apartment:

-The owners must love themselves because there is not a single wall in the living/dining/kitchen space that isn’t a mirror from floor to ceiling. One day I might just bump into a mirror thinking there’s real space behind it.

-My eyes are better than I thought. I can actually see swimmers in the ocean from the lanai.

Beach:

-Never, ever shave your legs and then go swimming. The salt will make them burn like hell!

-Water is ridiculously blue AND doesn’t make your body numb from coldness like the NJ ocean does.

-There are a lot of old people. All the white ones wear the loudest Hawaiian shirts and move slower than I could ever imagine anyone walking.

Honolulu:

-I think I’ve seen a lot of prostitutes. I have no real reason behind thinking this besides the fact that they were all wearing high shoes and tight clothing. Maybe I’m wrong, but trust me, I think I’ve seen at least 3 in the last 2 hours.

-thebus, the public transit bus system is pretty good. Nicely air conditioned, the buses come on time, friendly drivers, however it’s near next to impossible to not be Hawaiian and understand what the hell streets are being announced. Everything sounds the same to my unaccostumed ears! Everything ends in -ua or -aia and starts with kala. Because of this I totally got off one of my buses too early and ended up walking through a seedy area when I could have just ridden through.

Work:

-I’ll be at The Contemporary Museum, Hawai’i. It is in a residential area up a huge hill. Pretty ridiculous. It is an old converted house and still retains all of its outside features (ie, swimming pool, tennis court)

-There were no security guards. I couldn’t believe how liberating it was to not have anyone around!

Food:

-Kona Coffee: $2, Foldger’s Crap Coffee: $8. Hilarious.

-Best sushi ever. I only had supermarket cucumber sushi, but even that was unbelievable.

-I had a piece of Dave’s fish last night. Just tastes like chicken. I think I’m going to have to start eating fish now that I’m here. I’ll post when I have my first Sushi Sashimi. We can celebrate it with a party.