Diary of a Fickle White Woman

Ah, yes, Kaua'i. My favorite island (although not by much) out of the three Hawaiian islands I have seen. For spring break, my parents and aunt and uncle came out for vacation. My parents had been to O'ahu the year earlier, but hadn't really seen a lot of the island as they were there for just a few days. My aunt and uncle had never been, so they all flew in and spent three days on O'ahu so I could show them around. After the three days were up, we hopped a plane and headed to Kaua'i. I was in love the moment we landed. Kaua'i means "The garden isle," everything is lush, tropical, and everything I had imagined Hawai'i to be. I really cannot describe the immense beauty that is the island of Kaua'i. The best part? We were there at the end of March and all the whales had started migrating back to Alaska. As a result, there were ample amounts of whales surrounding the entire island. Our condo lanai was on the ground floor and overlooked the cliffs...

When I lived in Hawai'i, I only made it over to the island of Maui for a quick day trip. I was kind of bummed, but no one else wanted to spend the money on it and most of my friends had done a week long cruise of the islands and had already seen Maui. I assumed my next chance to get back there and actually SEE the island would be when I'm married, perhaps on my honeymoon. I had no clue it would happen a short two years later. To make a long story short, the trip that my parents and I were supposed to take to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last May ended up being cancelled two weeks before we were to leave-- thank you swine flu and drug lords. We ended up getting the week back for our timeshare, plus our airfare, plus an additional 1500 dollars in ticket vouchers. We were lucky. Anyhow, (long story short, remember), my mom and I ended up doing a girls trip to Maui the very week we should have been in Mexico. And if you've read, um, half of one of my posts, you know how much I am ob...

First off... I want to say THANK YOU to my four new followers! Yay for reading publicly! So excited that you've joined my blog... I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it. If there is ever a post you'd like me to write, requests are always welcome (that goes for anyone reading this...)! The following pics are from Pearl Harbor or the North Shore, with a few shots of Waikiki from the view of a booze cruise. And now for O'ahu: The Sequel... Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com Sun is Shining by Bob Marley

Because I know you've all been itchin' at the bit to see my amateur photography skills, I have finally put together the first of many slideshows from my life in Hawai'i! You're welcome ;) But seriously, I'm weeding through 1,000+ pictures and trying to choose my favorites so as not to make each show 10 minutes long, and boring, but it's going to be hard. And will probably take a month for me to complete all of them, haha. If any of you are planning a trip to Hawai'i, well... ever, I would love to give you tips of must-do's; I absolutely love talking about the islands (as if you couldn't tell, right?). Better yet, take me with! I would love to be your personal tour guide! Note: I can't label the photos without paying, but the first three photos are the view from my dorm room. Diamond Head Crater is the peak on the left, Pacific Ocean in the middle (2 miles from my door), downtown Honolulu on the right. The last picture is the front of campus, Cha...