We found some caterpillars near the church, raised them as our own, and watched them metamorphose into a beautiful butterfly. Autumn was a big fan. This one emerged as we were making breakfast yesterday morning.
Jul 242010
Jun 062010
Today I surfed!
Since moving here I’ve had a number of offers to teach me to surf. I have made at least a small effort to accept each offer. Yet each time the offer has just fallen through. Not this time.
A couple of families from church converged on the beach so I could finally learn. After a 5 minute lesson on how to get up we took our boards out to the water.
With a little push from behind I caught my first wave on my first attempt. After that I was on my own. Over an hour or so I caught 6 or 8 waves. Another beginner ran into me once. By the end I was absolutely exhausted. But it was a lot of fun and with my giant beginners board made it a little easier than expected. Or maybe I’m just a natural.
Apr 102010
Wednesday I took Autumn to the Waikiki Aquarium for the first time. Once a year, the museums on O’ahu do a volunteer exchange program that allows their volunteers to visit other museums for free! As an intern at the Bishop Museum I was able to participate in this. During April, on specified days, I can go to other museums for free and take guests at a discounted rate. Clayton and I have seen many places already, but the Aquarium, Missions Houses Museum, and I’olani Palace are still on our to-do list. I decided to take Autumn to the aquarium while Clayton worked, and at the end of the month we will go to the other two museums together.
It was a very small aquarium (we went through the whole place twice in 1 hour at a leisurely rate), but I learned in my Museum Studies class last semester that it has won awards for the quality of their “exhibits”. They take good care of their fish and keep the tanks very clean. I thought their corals were particularly spectacular. Autumn loved pointing and staring at all the fish, other children, and one old Japanese couple.
Feb 182010
Here are a few random pictures from the last couple of weeks.
