*side note: crazy surf story. our landlords good friend is flying to hilo right now to try to surf the tsunami.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Tsunami Warning
So there is a Tsunami Warning for all of Hawai'i. Kevin and I live in upcountry so we are away from the coast. We are safe up here, but will keep everyone updated on the conditions in Maui.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday Picnic!
On Sunday, Kevin and I went on a picnic above the lavendar fields. This place has breath taking views. You can see both sides of the island from where we were. While we were up there I also had the opportunity to do some photographing. So once I ship my film out to be processed and get my scanner out here I will post some of those photos!
Valentine's Day in Paradise!
Kevin and I were lucky enough for our friends Leslie and Greg to invite is out on the Valentine's Day Sunset Cruise. Greg is the captain of the boat so they hooked us up. It was so much fun, we saw lots of whales, had good food and listened to some pretty rockin music. (the man had a keytar!)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Canoe Club = Awesomeness
So we had our first practice at the Hawaiian Canoe Club and we are loving it! I don't know about Kevin but I am a little bit sore. You definitely use muscles that you don't normally use. Your first year paddling you have to start off on Novice B and then you move up each year. So that is the group we are in and the other people in our level are super cool. Too bad the season didn't start when we first got here, it would have made a huge difference in our social life. Anways I am super excited and it sounds like we joined a good club. Novice B won state last year, so hopefully we can keep the streak alive!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Canoe Club!
So after a great weekend of Stand Up Paddling and Super Bowl fun, it is back to work. Also, tonight is our first night of practice for the canoe club. I have no idea what to expect, but I am super excited to start. Both Kevin and I joined, so I will let you know how we liked it after our first practice!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
My Birthday! 25 and Loving It!
So for my birthday celebration, some friends and I went to Sansei's for 1/2 off sushi and kareoke. Molly and I attempted to sing "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick. That didn't go so well, but we definitely had a great time! Although the high light of my night was when Spencer and Molly sang "I Like Big Butts". I think the only words Spencer knew was "Baby Got Back" haha.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Maui In A Nutshell
So I originally made a blog to keep everyone updated on our life in Maui. Well, I really failed miserably at even putting up one post! So here is take number 2, hopefully I will do a lot better this time.
So in a nutshell Kevin and I have been living in Maui for a little over 6 months now. We were originally living on the property where I had my internship. Let me tell you, never live where you work, it is not a fun thing to do. It would have been nice to leave work and actually leave. But anyways our first place was a little hut and I mean little. For the first time living with someone it was very difficult at times. Our hut literally fit a bed and 2 built in shelves. We also had an outdoor bathroom and shower. Our kitchen was in a detached building that was the size of a box. If anyone knows me, I am not one to "rough" it so I was pretty proud of myself.
Kevin got a job for a non profit called Community Work Day. They are based under the program Keep America Beautiful. He is the Project Manager and does everything from recycling to beach clean ups. He even went over to the island of Lanai for 2 weeks to do a big recycling program there. I think it is amazing what he is doing to beautify this island. You wouldn't believe what people dump on the sides of the road. http://www.cwdhawaii.org/
I also work for a non profit called Read Aloud America. For all my Project YES! members, the woman who hired me was a former AmeriCorps Project YES! member... what a small world! Anyways the program promotes reading for enjoyment and bringing families and the community together. I love this program and we just started up yesterday at one of our 2 new schools. I could go on forever about it so here is the link about the program... http://www.readaloudamerica.org/
My internship has ended and it was definitely an experience to say the least. I did a lot of work and learned a lot of what I am capable of doing for myself. I teamed up with the Orchid Salon at The Four Seasons and put on a gallery show for the photographer I interned for. It was a great success and the artwork will be up for at least 6 months. I decided through this internship I would be a good art consultant. So we will see where that takes me!
Back to our living arrangements... we were moving on up in the hut world and were promoted to the gardener's hut aka the Sugar Shack. This also meant we had to take on the garden. This hut was a little bit bigger and nicer. We had our own kitchen and bathroom and even a washer and dryer... although the dryer set out socks on fire a couple of times.
In the midst of all of this my family was able to come for Thanksgiving. It was so great to see them and to get away from work and the hut! We covered almost the whole island and had such a good time. I was definitely sad to see them go but I knew I was coming home in a couple of weeks for Christmas.
For the New Year Kevin and I decided we needed our own place to live. So along with the New Year we have a new house and I have a new (paying!) job. I am working at The Mercantile, which reminds me of a mini Anthropologie. I am currently being trained to be the Manager which I am really excited about. I also love all the people I work with!
So that is pretty much what has been going on in the past 6 months. But I can't forget to say how much Kevin and I LOVE Stand Up Paddling. It is so much fun and is such a great workout. Kevin is becoming a very good Stand Up Surfer as well... I on the other hand not so good. But we also have joined the canoe club and practice starts Feb 8th, so we will see how that goes. I will try to be better at keeping everyone updated more regularly. ALOHA!
So in a nutshell Kevin and I have been living in Maui for a little over 6 months now. We were originally living on the property where I had my internship. Let me tell you, never live where you work, it is not a fun thing to do. It would have been nice to leave work and actually leave. But anyways our first place was a little hut and I mean little. For the first time living with someone it was very difficult at times. Our hut literally fit a bed and 2 built in shelves. We also had an outdoor bathroom and shower. Our kitchen was in a detached building that was the size of a box. If anyone knows me, I am not one to "rough" it so I was pretty proud of myself.
Kevin got a job for a non profit called Community Work Day. They are based under the program Keep America Beautiful. He is the Project Manager and does everything from recycling to beach clean ups. He even went over to the island of Lanai for 2 weeks to do a big recycling program there. I think it is amazing what he is doing to beautify this island. You wouldn't believe what people dump on the sides of the road. http://www.cwdhawaii.org/
I also work for a non profit called Read Aloud America. For all my Project YES! members, the woman who hired me was a former AmeriCorps Project YES! member... what a small world! Anyways the program promotes reading for enjoyment and bringing families and the community together. I love this program and we just started up yesterday at one of our 2 new schools. I could go on forever about it so here is the link about the program... http://www.readaloudamerica.org/
My internship has ended and it was definitely an experience to say the least. I did a lot of work and learned a lot of what I am capable of doing for myself. I teamed up with the Orchid Salon at The Four Seasons and put on a gallery show for the photographer I interned for. It was a great success and the artwork will be up for at least 6 months. I decided through this internship I would be a good art consultant. So we will see where that takes me!
Back to our living arrangements... we were moving on up in the hut world and were promoted to the gardener's hut aka the Sugar Shack. This also meant we had to take on the garden. This hut was a little bit bigger and nicer. We had our own kitchen and bathroom and even a washer and dryer... although the dryer set out socks on fire a couple of times.
In the midst of all of this my family was able to come for Thanksgiving. It was so great to see them and to get away from work and the hut! We covered almost the whole island and had such a good time. I was definitely sad to see them go but I knew I was coming home in a couple of weeks for Christmas.
For the New Year Kevin and I decided we needed our own place to live. So along with the New Year we have a new house and I have a new (paying!) job. I am working at The Mercantile, which reminds me of a mini Anthropologie. I am currently being trained to be the Manager which I am really excited about. I also love all the people I work with!
So that is pretty much what has been going on in the past 6 months. But I can't forget to say how much Kevin and I LOVE Stand Up Paddling. It is so much fun and is such a great workout. Kevin is becoming a very good Stand Up Surfer as well... I on the other hand not so good. But we also have joined the canoe club and practice starts Feb 8th, so we will see how that goes. I will try to be better at keeping everyone updated more regularly. ALOHA!
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