I arrived safely in honolulu today-around noon. I met a girl from my trip, shes from Oregon (fellow west-coaster) at the baggage claim and we became instant friends. After collecting our bags we decided to sit outside and wait for our academic director. so we waited....and waited....and waited. Three hours later, we were still waiting for her. We ran into 2 other girls from our group wandering aimlessly through the airport-so we all waited some more together...after 4 hours I offically decided I was on island time and settled in to just go with the flow. Finally we decided we'd make our way to the hostel so we hailed a cab and off we went into a honolulu traffic jam. Once arriving, we settled into our hostel. It is homey, adorable, very accentric, and very hippy-esc-right next to the Univerity of Hawaii's campus. I feel like im at college-with warm breezes and coconuts. Our academic director is a kind, warm woman, probably mid sixties, who seems like a perfect mother hen for all of us wildly excited chillens. Im staying in a room with 4 other girls. So far the group seems very diverse, and everyone has amazing stories. Lots of people have done a TON of travelling-some had just returned (days ago) from China and Uganda. Others are muscians, artists and adventerers. Its going to be a lot of fun. WE have jam packed days of exploring, both with the group and on our own. Ill keep you posted.
Bugs.
