YUM! Dole Whip is heavenly!
Mikkel got tattooed... Becoming more and more local
Paradise really is in the middle of nowhere ;)
Sebastian and Peter got lei'd
Welcome to the North Shore! The waves are huge!
We met a local pro surfer/announcer at the surf competition we saw at Sunset Beach
We have fun practicing reading our English on the bus everyday while reading about Hawaiian culture
Our first stop at the Polynesian Cultural Center was Tahiti! 3 of us danced on stage! 1st up, Peter!
Next we got to see how well Chilean girls can dance! You go Coni!
Our last performer- Mikkel from Norway
Tahitian dancers
Eugene and Mathias had fun learning some Tongan dancing
The funniest part of the day was our time in Tonga with "China" playing drums for us
After the show, some of us met him and got some pictures...You should have been there!
Our first HULA lesson!!!
"We don't like shoes upon our feet. To be at ease is such a treat...That's the Hawaiian way"
We had to concentrate to do the foot and arm movements in tune & at the same time
The guys in the group are turning local with their Hawaiian shirts and canoe riding skills
"English- FIRE! French- Feuuu! German- Fuya!" -Junior made fire for us in Samoa
Cecilia tastes coconut milk after learning to crack a coconut open
Everyone posing for a "shaka" group picture at the Polynesian Cultural Center
We started our day with an amazing breakfast at the hotel, and then we left the
hotel to start our day. We started out having a city tour to show us around Honolulu,
we saw where President Obama went to school and the apartment. We also drove
past one of the only Palaces in the Unites States. Then we drove past the city hall,
and learned that there are 8 pillars for the 8 Main Islands of Hawaii. Then we drove
about 40 minutes north to the Dole Pineapple Plantation. When we got to the
Plantation we got to try some Pineapple Ice Cream, and it was super good. Some of
the best Ice Cream we’ve had! We got airbrush tattoos, so now we look like real
Hawaiians. After we had free time we went back to the bus to drive to the North
Shore! We drove by some awesome waves and stopped in the town Haleiwa for
shopping and lunch. We went to this awesome burger place, and even tried a
Pineapple burger! After lunch we drove to Sunset Beach, and when we got there,
there was a surf competition going on. It was pretty cool to see them surfing, the
waves were at least 15 or 20 feet. We took our first group picture in front of the
waves. Next we were off to the Polynesian Culture Center and we get some
experience some different cultures: Tahitian, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan! We
saw a show where they taught us how to dance, and they took three (Mikkel from
Norway, Coni from Chile and Peter from Denmark) of us on stage to show off our
dance skills. We were awesome, of course, and had an amazing time dancing and
laughing. We also got to learn how to hulu, we learned it was all about moving your
hands. We got to eat buffet style; the food was good but different. We tried
Hawaiian fish, which was good, but different. After we ate we went to the show Ha ,
which told the story of a boy who grew up and they showed us the traditions of the
Polynesian culture. The show was really impressive; this one guy was a fire dancer
and was amazing. The show was awesome and we’re so glad we got to experience it,
after that we drove back to the hotel and then fell right asleep after our long day!
Mikael- Norway
Felix- Finland
Kevin- Denmark
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