Real Talk

So this is going to be like a journal entry blog post.  You can skip it if you only like my humor.  I have been doing a lot of thinking and processing over here in Haiku and I just want to get some thoughts out. 
I am not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the way, I have let fear seep in to my life and have to much power over me.  As my parents would tell you (while shaking their heads and rubbing their face), I was a pretty fearless little girl.  I guess falling on my face too many times (both literally and figuratively right fam? :) has changed me.  As you know, my most recent fear has been of moving alone and starting over.  It has literally been making me sick.  This trip to Maui has hanged all that.  It has made me remember that I am strong and independent and the more I take risks, the more things I fall in love with.  I have enjoyed this time alone so much and I have enjoyed the adventure of a new place.  I have been here a week and I have already made friends, done tons of things I have never done before and survived finding my way in a foreign place.  I have also been learning (or rather re-learning) to live in peace.  To shut out all my anxiety and just be still in my heart and mind.  It has been so good for me and I am so thankful God has provided me this opportunity!  Thanks for listening. :)

My First Surf

Gues Who Will Be Learing to Surf in 3 Hours?!

Presents from Josh

 I told Josh that I love the beautiful flowers and plants in Maui, so now he brings me amazing baked goods and beautiful flowers.  I should never leave Maui.

Aloha

 

I have officially been in Maui one week and I have not hiked, biked, run, surfed, or swam.  I am about to remedy that. :)  I just booked a surf lesson for tomorrow, I am going back to Kehei today to body board/bike and then take a walk through the lava fields.  Friday, I plan to go see the waterfalls and the sacred pools of Hana.  Saturday I am booked to do this full day scuba diving tour.  Sunday I am going to go hike Haleakala and watch the sunset which Christian says will provide me with some "intense spiritual vibrations" that will stay with me forever.  :)  Here are some fun pictures from yesterday's trip to Kehei. 

     Ready for the beach!

Following my little love maps from LBL to Kehei!

This is what Larry called Kam 1.  I know that is not the real name but I don't know what it is.

It was beautiful!  Then on the way home, I saw the most beautiful, vibrant rainbow.  I really wish my camera was better because none of these pictures do justice.  It was so pretty.

Life in Maui Thus Far

I will tell you the truth.  I have stayed in the house a lot.  I am on page 1110 of the Count of Monte Cristo and I so want to finish it!  I have done some reading here though.

 This is A.H. Baldwin Park and I have done some reading at Hookipa beach while watching the surfers.

 On Saturday, Larry gave me 6 pages of instructions and maps and I followed them to the T.  I went to Hookipa, watched the surfers and read, then he told me to got to Paia (a cute little town) and wandered the shops.  I picked me up a couple things like this fun dress and hat.

 Do I look ready for the beach?  :)   And then I had a crepe at Cafe Des Amis.  It was baked brie, apple, avocado and black pepper (YUM!) with a lilikoi margarita (double yum!).  Then I headed back to the pad cause my roommate missed me.  Say hello to my roommate.

There are geckos all over the house but this one chirps the loudest and follows me around the house. :)  I think that's enough for now.  I will keep you updated.

Coffee?

This morning, my boss started the faxing at 4:45AM.  The fax machine is in my room and it rings like the world's loudest telephone before it recieves the fax.  So I log in and get started on work a little after 5AM.  So at about 6, I could really use some coffee.  So I put down the laptop and head to the kitchen where there is a sweet little gecko waiting for me on my coffee pot.  I think to myslef, he must be having a rough morning too.  Then I notice just to the right of my coffee pot, there is a cockroach lying on it's back and I think to myself, he REALLY had a rough morning.  So I go to brush what I thought was a dead cockroach off my counter and he happens to be alive.  So I killed him.  Now we have all had a really rough morning, but I got my coffee.