- On my way home from work the other day I realized walking home is pretty much the best part of my day, so I thought I would share! ...They said there was a storm coming...Suuuuure.
2. First off, pretty sure if there was a big storm, these fields would be flooded, and occupied with happy Fijians playing football, and locals kayaking.
4. See if they were right about the storm these trees would be thrashing in the wind.....do u see thrashing? i sure dont!
5. Usually at this point in my walk I slow down a bit and take it in :]
6. Crossing the street can actually be quite dangerous..I find it is best to NOT take the rooster approach. Roosters seem to think crossing the street at the last possible second, causing cars to slam on their brakes, or not, is the best way to do things. I say...Mr. Rooster, that is why i saw your brother laying flat in the road on my way to Foodland!
7. On a lucky day, passing this house means you get to see my favorite Polynesian Neighbor. He seems to think that showering outside your home in only a thin lava lava is the way to go. I have to admit im pretty impressed with the way the hangs the garden hose from rain gutter to create this make-shift shower. Really though, he is very friendly; I mean who else would give such a consistent string of shaka's and aloha's to students passing by? Unfortunately for me he ALWAYS happens to be showering when he does it. Did I mention he is about 60 years old, and has the epitome of a beer belly ( or pog belly, either works)?...Oh dear, take about no shame.
Good for him.
8. The favorite Rooster hang out. Heres the thing. i like roosters. Besides the fact that they are dirty, and mean, and have sharp claws..they aren't that bad. i mean its fun to watch the local kids chase them and carry them around like pets. And after a while you get used to the fact that the Roosters here are apparently either blind or plain stupid; either of these has to be true because if i had a nickel for every time a rooster made a "CoOCkAAdoooOOddLLE DOOO" in the dead middle of the night, instead of sunrise like they should: I would be a freakin millionaire.
9. Walking under the breadfruit tree can be pretty dangerous too. Not as bad as crossing the street, but you still have to look both ways. First Look UP; breadfruit are BIG. If one of those things were to fall on your head im pretty positive you would obtain a goose egg the size of...well a goose egg. Second Look DOWN; I dont know what the deal is, and im sure i could google the answer in 2 seconds, but breadfruit look like a huge wad of bird crap when they fall and break open on the sidewalk. Stepping in the ..... stuff would be the end of any good pair of surfas or other slippas.
10. Even though I KNOW the mail never gets to our house until about 7:30 at night...I am still always tempted to look. I think this picture represents the universal sign of disappointment.
11. Isn't this Home Welcoming??
12. Oh, these stairs have seen it all im sure. Funniest thing they have seen is probably the numerous times i have just plain eaten it. BEWARE: even if you walk with pillows on your feet or happen to find away up these stairs without even touching a stair...according to our landlord, you are still being to LOUD!! The sound is apparently bad for her husbands health, I mean im SURE his smoking habits have nothing to do with it AT all.....
13. Right about now is when it never fails. What I mean is, that it gets me every time when I look out on this sweet little neighborhood. Every house so different, every family so unique, everything so Hawaiian.
14. View from my balcony. Follow that street to the left for about two minutes and you will run right into the water.
15. Straight out from my balcony: Now this house never stops entertaining me! Either its the Tahitian drumming practice, Disney movies projected on the side of the house, kids playing in the green water pool, the cute baby pig that sadly doesn't know about luaus, or the man who insists on washing his car every day of the week. I think what I like most about this house though, is that no matter what they are doing, it involves the entire family.
16. Now to my FAVORITE house on the street. OH where to begin, there are so many things i just love. I love the darling barefoot keiki playing football in the streets, the "kiddie shack" where they sell snacks, or is it..just maybe..YES it is...what I love MOST has to be the chubby polynesian man sitting in his chair, singing "Lady in Red" on his karaoke machine for the ENTIRE neighborhood to hear! It is so loud you could sit in my room and swear he was right next to you belting "Dancing with meeee....Cheek to Cheek." I guess it would be easy to get annoyed, but lets face it. When im that old, i dont doubt i will be doing the same thing one day...so why deny him his happy little hobby??
17. Last view from my balcony. I think so many times people are so focused on the ocean, that they forget about the big, beautiful, green mountains that surround our school. Mauka and Makai are the foundations in this gorgeous island, and you cant have one without the other on Oahu. :]
Beautiful...
Detailed..
Living...
Conquering...
