So it rains in Hawaii...
With Halloween just a few short days away, I have been trying to come up with some ideas of what Victor and I can dress up as. Please keep in mind a few things: we are on a tight budget, Hawaii is no cheap place – it has been requested by our group that Victor and I go as a pair because we are the only couple on the trip – and also remember it is still hot here so we don’t want to be wearing a lot of clothes. So baring in mind these few stipulations put on your thinking caps and send your ideas our way!
We have been told by many that the Waikiki strip is the place to be this Friday night. We have heard that Halloween is one of the craziest nights you will ever spend on Waikiki…so if you want to hear and see pictures from Halloween night, I am going to need everyone to contribute ideas of what we can dress up as. I know most of you have mastered the talent of commenting on the blog so I have some expectations. For those of you who haven’t, there is no better time to learn.
As for what went on this weekend…On Friday, I went to Sandy Beach with a few of the guys in our group. Sandy Beach is the home to the most neck and back injuries in the nation! Before we even got in the sand, a lifeguard spotted our group of Haoles and warned us about the waters.
Hoale (pronounces “howlie”) is a Hawaiian word meaning foreigner. In Hawaii they call any and all Caucasians hoale – this is a term we are called a lot here. I would venture to say it is not the greatest thing to be called either. For the first time in our lives we experience the other side of racism. Like I said before, this is a great learning experience.
Sandy Beach was much fun, though I did not dare to go in the water. Victor was not able to go because he had class, so we will be going back there soon. Friday night after I returned from the beach, Victor and I made use of my gift certificates from Grandma, Aunt Debbie, and Uncle Larry and went to Duke’s for dinner. Food was great, sunset was beautiful, and my date was pleasant. I could not ask for much more.
Saturday we had tickets for the University of Hawaii v. Nevada football game. Kickoff was at 6, so we decided to head down to Aloha Stadium early to catch the Ohio State v. Penn State game on TV. We found this great local bar right by the stadium to watch the game. The bar, Brady’s (I think was the name), was a great find because for some reason at 4pm we were told that there was free food. We are not sure why, but the owner’s family makes homemade food for every UH football game for everyone who is in the bar. Free food and college students always go hand-in-hand. After taking advantage of the free food we made the trek over to Aloha Stadium, the same stadium of NFL Pro Bowl is played in. Our seats were 8 rows up from the end zone and UH won in the final minutes of the game! The only problem was that it poured almost the entire game.
After we finally dried off and Sunday rolled around, Victor and I taught our weekly Sunday school class. After class we went and saw the Bodies Exhibit at Ala Moana. Bodies is a controversial exhibit which displays preserved human bodies dissected to show the bodily systems. For anyone who has the chance to see it, I would highly recommend it.
And that was our weekend in review. I assure that with your help on ideas for costumes, next weekends’ events will be much more exciting.
(Also in the pictures from this weekend are pictures from the basketball league we are in at Chaminade.)
