Hawaii!!! It is absolutely beautiful here! the mountains, beach, sun, flowers, water, and people are amazing. Campus is nestled into a picturesque cove with the jagged mountains and lush vegetation in the back drop, the Laie temple to the left (of my Hale), and the beach just a 10 min walk from the Aloha Center.
Since i have been here i have played more tourist then starving student. touring the island has been fun but a little stressful. not having a true map and knowledge of where we are going makes the journey longer then expected. for example today we started of in Kaneohe and took the Likelike highway (i highway that cuts through the mountain) to the Aloha stadium in Honolulu. when we saw the stadium on our left we took the first ramp on our right thinking it would take us to an exit. this was a lie because we ended up getting stuck on the H3 highway that took us through the same mountain pass all the way back to Kaneohe. we had to get back on the highway and head back the way we had just came. this has happened many times, and as a result we now drive in fear.
today we went to the outdoor market in the Aloha stadium. every thing is sold here from marijuana shirts, sarongs, rice-bag shorts to funnel cakes, coconut drinks, dried cuttlefish, pickled mango's, and other various food items. but i have to say that the highlight of my day was when we found the Puka Dog! Anthony Bourdain, a travel channel food critique, came to Waikiki beach in Honolulu in search of the best hot dog EVER! his taste buds found their satisfaction when they devoured this speciality dog, the Puka. after hearing him rave about Puka Dog we had to find and try one for ourselves. IT WAS PUKA-LICIOUS! what makes these hot dogs unique is the toasted canon buns, the garlic lemon secret sauce, 6 tropical relishes ( mango, pineapple, coconut, star fruit, papaya, and banana), and the lilikoi and guava mustard that is all squashed inside the canon bun. i got the star fruit with lilikoi, my mom got a pina colada style, and Christina (my roommate) got a pineapple lilikoi. sounds really disgusting but it was a wonderful combination of sweet, mustard, and crunchiness! we also got T-shirts which, when worn, will ensue free lemonade for the rest of our lives! at least i know that when in Honolulu we will never be thirsty.
Mahalo
p.s it is so hard to pronounce everything we just say hukualuuuaaakhuualwai and call it good.
p.s.s my mailing address is exactly:
Kendall Johnson
BYUH# 5933
55-220 Kulanui St
Laie, HI 96762
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