and it continues

the job hunt that is. ahhhhh i hate looking for a job. granted, i have one right now at the PCC and its nice to have a job, but working only a few hours a day (like 2) is NOT going to cut it...not in the world of expensive EVERYTHING that abounds on this island.

I feel like this picture represpents my life everyday. i have sent out so many resume's and cover letters and i just want to have a job already. hey people, i'm a really good worker and i'm really reliable. just freaking hire me already. also, how much does it suck that EVERYTHING is on pretty much the opposite end of where i live...because it is. awesome.

Colleen is here! yay! i already mentioned that, but i'm really glad. its nice to have a beach buddy and someone to share a bed with (yes we have been sleeping in the same bed because the room that i'm supposed to sleep in is so messy that it gives me a headache). p.s. it gets freaking HOT in this place. i wake up multiple times during the night because its so bloody hot and i'm so uncomfortable. if you have ac, count your blessings :]



speaking of colleen. the other day we went down to waimea bay (probably my most favorite beach along the north shore) and we saw DOLPHINS! not only did we see them we swam with them, in the wild and it was AWESOME! seriously one of the coolest experiences of my life. we saw them out there quite a ways and we had been told previously that if you go under water you can hear them talking to each other. soooo colleen took off to go explore and shortly after i swam out to join her. remember how i'm semi afraid of swimming in the ocean? oh yeah. i am but i promise we were out there freaking far! and the fact that the surf is so flat during the summer helps...less scary with no waves!

there were definitely upwards of like 35 dolphins and at one point, while i was swimming out, one swam like 3 feet in front of me. yes i kinda got scared but the adrenaline pushed me to swim further out. they were SOOOOO pretty and graceful. they were spinner dolphins and were totally putting on a show. there were whole pods swimming right underneath us. i wish i could describe how beauitful and amazing they are! and i also wish that i had an underwater camera. note to self: BUY ONE!

other than that...things here in the land of aloha are good. its hot, i go to the beach everyday, i have tried to start running (but normally for short amounts of time due to my face feeling like its literally going to explode because its so hot so early), church has been good, there are lots of SCARY and creepy crawly bugs that i am growing accustomed to (i.e ants EVERYWHERE and nasty nasty cockroaches, and the occasional gecko that are freaking fast and initially scare the crap out of you when you walk into the bathroom).

here are some pretty pictures because i know thats the fun part about looking at a blog.

the pretty sunset on the way to chris's house. yeah. thats just in my neighborhood.

i'm lucky

chris and i eating the famous north shore shave ice at matsumoto's shave ice in haleiwa.

colleen and i at matsumoto's. we also ate at this amazing teriyaki chicken place. mmmm so good.

a pretty sunset in haleiwa...ps i loooove haleiwa town!

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below is the first and probably only video i will post on blogger. it took SO long to upload. its the dolphins at waimea. you can't totally see them all that well but you can see lots of splashes and the occasional spin. pretty cool. also if the video doesn't work. i'm sorry. i tried.