She's here visiting her sister (twins! identical! Lisa's like Dawn but not and I had to try very hard not to be tripped out), who lives in downtown Honolulu, and the two of them plus Mama Omori were nice enough to take me along on their morning trip to Farmer's Market. Cool stuff really - Farmer's Market Hawaii-style is a lot of fun and good food. After about an hour and a half there, we went to Diamond Head Market & Grill for some good take home desserts.
It was nice to finally meet Dawn's sister and of course, see Dawn. Just made me think how much I need to see everyone when I come back home in November.
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Life here has been good, I'm adjusting just fine to my jobs so far, though they're definitely not without their challenges.
Being a Kaimuki HS afterschool teacher is tough, mainly because all 6-8 of my students are LEP (limited English proficient), and so it's really about me checking myself and trying to figure out how to be language sensitive. Really, culturally sensitive too. I have to learn how to communicate with them effectively, and although it's a welcome challenge, I know it will be hard and very draining. It's also my first time in a classroom environment, so although I'm maintaining my mentality of progressive, mutual learning-teaching, I have to figure out how to do it in a manner very differently from what I'm used to.
Then the law office is, well, law office work. Copying, faxing, phones, sending, all that kind of stuff, all while making sure everything is addressed, labeled, and stamped correctly. Tedious, tiring, but all in all doable, and I certainly need the money.
Since the community factor is lacking here, I've been trying to continue my conversations with folks, and enrich my mind with good readings. Also, I went on a massive Obey shopping spree online (as if conscious name brands will improve my chances of keeping up). I think with Scott's daily banter, Aya's from-Japan texts, and being able to chat with my other gchat friends regularly are all DEFINITELY lifesavers too.
Absolutely makes me appreciate my friends back home THAT much more. I miss you all.
Family too - it will be exciting to be back to LA for that week in Nov.
I'm also sad that I don't have pictures for everyone. So here's a pic for all of you of what I bought at the market today:
That's right - APPLE BANANAS! haha I have yet to try them, I hear they're just like regular bananas but sweeter. Yay banas.Taiko gig later today - I have to own them shakers. That's all I'm playing at this wedding, while all the real KETE (K Endo Taiko Ensemble) performers do their thing.
That's all I've got for now. I think it's naptime.
LOVE.
::edit: I dunno why, but the apple banana pic likes to play some sort of disappearing act on me. Not my fault, and I can't figure it out. So oh well. Image google "apple bananas." It's the first picture.::
3 comments:
Uh... pic isn't showing up??
If you come back to visit from Hawaii, please stop by SSC... WITH APPLE BANANAS PLEASE. :)
Yum...
Hey Candice...don't ask me how, but I just discovered your blog by accident. :-)
I heard you got that fellowship with Kenny Endo's Taiko Center of the Pacific. Congrats!
Hawaii is going to be quite the adjustment from here in LA. I've spent a lot of time there since both of my parents are from Hawaii. The "community" there is very, very different, primarily because the situation is reversed there—Asian Pacifics are in the majority there. Also, the fact that the economy is based on tourism unlike here has a clear impact as well.
I hope you've discovered lau-lau, kalua pork, saimin, portuguese sausage, eggs and rice, shave ice (not shaved), etc.
I wonder if, by the time you come back for good after a year, you'll be speaking pidgin... :-)
Give me a holler once in awhile to let me know how you're doing!
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