So my internet hasn't been working consistently here. I think something is wrong with my wireless card, but it's working now, so I'm gonna try and post some stuff now. Life's been good. So much has happened and I've been so blessed! I try to go to the beach everyday because it's an excellent place to think or read or play. I've recently started surfing too! It's so much fun, but I'm not good at all...yet! ;) It sure is a workout though! My little ballet arms aren't used to it! It costs ten dollars an hour to rent a surf board so I bought a cheap one from this guy in Kaneohe. I love it! However, it's given me a couple of battle wounds, I got sweet bruises on my hip bones and my arms.
I also go on campus every day to either work on my Humanities class or dance or play the piano. There is usually an empty dance studio and an empty room to play the piano. Sometimes people walk in and it's kinda awkward, but more for them than for me! :D
I also have been looking everywhere for a job! Laie is pretty isolated from businesses, so everything that is there, is already stock full of employees...well except the PCC which is only hiring Polynesian Dancers at the moment so my tan has got to get a lot better before I could pull that one off!! I've driven to Kaneohe and North Shore to find something, but nothing I've applied for has worked out! I totally don't understand because I have open availability and am willing to do the work, but obviously they don't need people THAT bad. Who knows!? In the mean time, I've gotten a couple bucks driving people places, but not enough to totally pay for gas.
I love driving out here on the island! Every turn is followed by a breathtakingly beautiful scene! The only bad thing about driving around is that the Hawaiian radio stations are terrible! They play only about fifteen of the most popular songs over and over and over! My roommate Calli and I have a running joke about it, so every time Chris Brown or Neyo or Pussycat Dolls or Rhiana comes on the radio, we laugh. I decided we should make it a game. The first person to name the song gets a point. If you only knew one song, you could easily get twenty points in just one day of driving!! It's so annoying!
There have been several crazy things happen too. We were scared to death one night by some drunk Hawaiian banging on our door wearing all black and a hockey mask! We called the police and they came, but we were all pretty shaken by it! He came three weeks in a row. Luckily, I only heard one time. I also got a minor concussion. That was also a really scary time for me. I just was so dehydrated one day that I passed out and hit my head really hard. I couldn't remember where I was or how I'd gotten there or what I had done the day before. I called my mom and sister and they talked me through it. I stayed in bed a few days after that, but I was ok. It was the scariest feeling not to remember anything that happened! I hope I never have to go through that again.
I had to get my car registered over here and that was a pain!! I had to drive all the way to Ala Moana (which is an hour away) to the Satellite City Hall because the one in Kaneohe was in the process of moving. So when I got there, they told me I had to get a safety inspection even though I just barely renewed my Utah registration before I left. So I went to Sears and they told me I had to change my insurance to Hawaii insurance before they would start the safety check. So I called my State Farm Agent and they helped switch me over, but I had to find the Hawaii office so I could sign the papers. So I miraculously found it in the busy city and set it all up. So then I went back to Sears and got my safety inspection. They replaced my windshield wipers and told me the only other thing I needed was to get a license plate on the front of my car and the registration papers. So I had to go back to the City Hall to get the registration and then find a Chrysler dealership somewhere to buy the bracket to put on the front of my car. There was one in Kaneohe. I got it then went to put the plates on, but the screws they gave me were too big so I had to go to ACE Hardware to get smaller ones!! Then I had to drive back to Ala Moana to get the safety's signed off finally! It was a mess and took several days to figure it all out, but it's done!!
I went to one of the BYU-H Samoan dances and it was a blast. It got so hot though!! I met a lot of fun people and even had a dance-off with a big black guy. It was just a little group, but some girl came up to me afterward to tell me good job. It was awesome!
Another funny thing, I went to taco bell to get some food and was just being my friendly self and the guy who helped me asked me for my phone number. I told him he wouldn't remember it, so he wrote his down and gave it to me instead. He had to slip it to me though 'cause he didn't want his manager to see. I thought it was hilarious, but he was not cute at all! He was a big Hawaiian guy with earrings. I wish I would've pushed for free food instead! ;)
Let's see, anything else? I think that's good for now. So much more has happened, but maybe I'll write those things another time. I love you all and miss you all!!
