Halloween in Waikiki
I have asked Victor numerous times to sit down and write this blog, but I came to the realization that it would just be easier to do it myself. One of the main reasons I let him off the hook this time is because I made him get up at 6:30am this morning to go to the swap meet at Aloha Stadium. Every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday over 700 vendors gather around Aloha Stadium begining at 6am (so I could have made Vic get up even earlier!). And it wasn’t all bad for him, he acually found a few things he really wanted and I packed him snacks for the trip and even bought him a lemon ice for being such a good boy 
This past weekend was alot of fun, as are all our weekends here in Hawaii. Friday I volunteered at a grade school halloween festival, which caused me to recall some great memories at St. Anselm on Halloween. After volunteering I went back home to work on Victor’s halloween costume — which turned out to be time well spent because he won $50 at a halloween bbq. After collecting prize money and free food at the bbq we headed down to Waikiki with a big group of our friends. I can not even begin to describe the scene to you. It was unlike anything I have ever witnessed before. It was one of our best/most fun nights here! And the reason Victor is not in the picture above is because he was too busy taking pictures with every tourist who walked by, who for some reason all needed pictures with him. I am pretty sure one even asked for his autograph.
Saturday Victor and I hung out on the beach all day, trying to recover from halloween on Waikiki. Saturday night we went out to dinner with the group and then to Mai Tai – one of the most talked about bars in Oahu. It was a easy going night – everyone still trying to recooperate from the past night’s activities.
Sunday we woke up and taught our weekly Sunday school class and then headed to Maunawili Falls. After an hour and half hike we reached the waterfall. Victor and Eric wasted no time. The two of them stripped down to their bathing suites and jumped into the swimming hole. It was like watching Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Fin frolicking in the Mississippi River. Victor had to push the limits and was not satisfied jumping off the 10ft. waterfall, so he made his way up the side of the fall to a much, much, much, taller jump. This jump was more like 50-60ft., and after watching him hit the water, I would have guessed he jumped off a skyscrapper. He felt it too… After Vic’s big jump we all headed back down the Ko’olaus Mountains to the bus stop.
Overall the weekend was great, though we are realizing that our time is quickly expiring. We now make the most of every spare second we have here. This Friday we are going to watch Chaminade Men’s basketball team take on University of Hawaii on their campus. After the game, the boys are trying to convince everyone to going to a strip club, but we will see how that goes considering they have been trying for some time now. Saturday is a big day, we are going to the Polynesian Cultural Center which has been voted Hawaii’s top paid attraction. While there we will see seven native villages which showcase the daily adventures of Hawaiian and other South Pacific cultures. After that we are attending what is said be Hawaii’s most authentic luau and the world’s largest Polynesian night show. It should be an awesome day. No plans for Sunday yet. Don’t panic though, we will think of something!
That is all for now, I need to get some rest – I am getting up early to surf before class tomorrow.
