Heaven On Earth

Every morning I wake up to the trees bristling in a cool, Hawaiian breeze. Breathing in the salty ocean air, I open my eyes to a bird full of song, sitting on the big tree right outside my window. Every single morning I wake up, I think, life is good. Because it is. 

When you're at home, in your bubble, you don't realize how big the world truly is. You don't realize that people actually live on a gorgeous island full of attractive Polynesians and probably more than a million beach cruiser bikes. You don't imagine that someone is swimming with the sea turtles and clown fish while you're at the movie theaters, or that someone is climbing coconut trees while you're sitting on the couch reading this blog post. The world is larger than words. 

I've been gone now for a month and four days, but I've learned more about myself within this last month than I did my whole four years in high school. Of course high school was the stepping stone to get here, and I did learn a great deal about myself, but being here has completely opened my eyes to a brand new me I never knew before. 

FUN FACT- For anyone who doesn't know, "ha" means the breath of life, so when you say "Aloha" to someone, you're actually giving them the breath of life. 

Just last week I bought a red beach cruiser bike, then  I figured out the chain needed to be replaced, so I rode to Ace and bought a new bike chain (which, may I say, is EXTREMELY annoying to replace). When you're away from home, you don't realize you can't call dad and whine to him about your bike chain until he fixes it.

Everything here is different. Completely diverse. But I love every single difference. Rush hour traffic is worse, but drivers more kind; everything is at least $5 more expensive, but nobody has money anyway; people give up bus seats for strangers; swimming with sea turtles is common; bikes are the easy way around. It is so heavenly, nature so prevalent. I suppose with the addition of family and friends, this is what heaven is like. Do you know what a gecko sounds like? I do. I see one on my bedroom walls every morning. They make noises similar to birds. 

I am an adult now, I have responsibilities. CRAZY, right? But I must get to completing some busy work, or math homework, same thing, right? I bid everyone a good night, although you're probably in bed already because I'm four hours behind most of you. So, in case I miss you, good morning, good afternoon and good night! (If you don't understand the reference, I might cry).

Aloha!