For a quick little update, here are a few of the things that I have been enjoying since I've been back in Hawaii. #1: My apt.



I love love love my apartment. It's nice and clean (which can kind of be foreign here in Laie) and and the most perfect location, I couldn't ask for anything better. The ocean is...well, almost my backyard. In fact from my front door, it takes approximately a whole...20 seconds to get to the beach, it's wonderful. Having the breathtaking scenery right in my "backyard" keeps me sane after a long day of school and homework.



I think one of the best parts about it, is that every night, I fall asleep to crashing waves. People pay money for things like that. I definitely consider myself lucky and blessed.

#2: FINALLY buying fresh fruit from one of the roadside fruit stands.




I was somewhat skeptical at first to get fruit at the stand, just because I thought it was going to be super expensive, but it actually ended up being a few cents cheaper than Foodland. (whoop dee doo!) I'm actually just a little bitter about Foodland because it is kinda expensive, but they can get away with it because it's the only place nearby to go.

The fruits that my roommate and I got include dragon fruit, mango, star fruit, guava, and a few veggies. After trying all the fruits, my favorite by far was the star fruit. It's delicious AND fun to eat because of it's shape.

#3: My sweet new bike

It's a cute little somewhat psuedo cruiser! I got it from Wal-Mart fall apart, which is shameful, but I'm poor, so what can you do? It doesn't have any gears, and it's the old school brakes where you have to petal backwards to stop; it's a lot of fun! I love how fast I can get to and from campus now.

So, that's the scoop on life in Hawaii. I'm now currently in the process of finding a cake pan so I can make my birthday cake for tomorrow :) I'll give an update of what we end up doing to celebrate.