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Hawaii :)
Hej alle. Jeg havde en skøn tur til Hawaii. Her er hvad jeg skrev for eksamen i journalism :
Hawaii Expedition 2010
Aloha – a word with several meanings. Hello, love and goodbye. My trip in Hawaii was all that.
Belo USA started in 1998 and since then they have traveled with students from more than 60 different countries all living in the US, like me, as exchange students. This year Belo USA took 50 students to Hawaii. Here we spend a week in paradise.
The first day went by fast with a long hike up an old volcano and a surf lesson on the beach. Diamond Head is an old volcano that has been extinct for more than 150,000 years. When American soldiers came to Hawaii in 1898 they used it as a defense fort. The hike took us about an hour with almost 2 miles going up and two sets of stairs with more than 175 steps. Tired from the long walk we went to the beautiful beach in Waikiki to learn how to surf. We had some rain by the end of the day, but when you are going surfing that only means bigger waves!
Day two was another beautiful day on the island Oahu. We headed to Kailua Beach about an hour from our hotel. The drive was worth it, Kailua is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Hawaii. We spend the rest of the day lying in the sun, enjoying the Hawaiian spirit by hanging loose.
Every day in Hawaii was better than the day before and on the third day we went to a famous surfing town called North Shore. Here they have famous surfing competitions including the Eddie Aikau Wave Memorial that will only take place when the waves are more than 20 feet high. To end the day we went to the Polynesian cultural center where we learned about the different cultures around Hawaii.
The next day was long with shopping and sailing. After breakfast we went on a catamaran cruise around Waikiki beach. The waves were big and we lost many towels because of the wind blowing them off the boat. In the afternoon after some more surfing we went to the biggest mall in Hawaii, Ala Moana. Here we went shopping and ate dinner at the Bubba Gump shrimp restaurant. The restaurant is taken out of the movie ‘Forest Gump’ and is filled with quotes and funny things from the movie. We enjoyed an entertaining dinner and headed back to our hotel.
Thursday was a very moving day. We went to Pearl Harbor and paid our respects to the soldiers that died there. We met an old veteran that survived the bombings and went to the USS Missouri to help them clean the ship. After our volunteer work was done we got a private tour around the ship and learned a lot about its history. We drove to Waimanalo to cool down in the water. Waimanalo is a well known beach with really big waves.
Friday was our last full day and we enjoyed it full out. We started the day snorkeling at a Hanauma Bay where we saw the coral reef and all the colorful fish. We spend a couple of hours there and headed home to get ready for the Luau, a famous Hawaiian party. We danced with the performers and showed off our hula talents. It was a great evening and we said “a hui hee”, until we meet again, to everyone.
Saturday was supposed to be our departure date and we said goodbye to everyone one we had become very close to in just a week. Unfortunately the weather in Minneapolis was bad and we couldn’t fly home that day. We rebooked the flight and spent another day at the beach until Sunday where we began the long travel home.
A great week was over and we all promised to one day meet up in Hawaii again. For more information about our trip go to http://yfu2hawaii2010.blogspot.com and Belo USA’s website http://www.belousa.com/.
Billede 1:Cynthia, Emilie, Mig, Christine og Tina på toppen af Diamond head
Billede 2: Mig, Helena og Christine.
Billede 2: Tina, mig og Christine.
Mig på Hawaii's flotteste strand
Os på et lookout in Hawaii hvor vinden er meget hård.
Billede 1: Mig og Emilie. Billede 2: Mig, Tina, Christine og Cynthia.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor and the USS Missouri.
Mig og Jenni I bubba gump shrimp. Ved siden af den ægte brudekjole.
Vi havde lige været ude og surfe for den anden gang.
Diamond head i baggrunden.
Os på en aften strandtur.
Mig og Helena
Kobi, Mig og Tina på vej til lufthavnen før vi fandt ud af at vores fly var aflyst