I can’t believe that this will be my last blog post of the year. Freshmen year flew by and many things happened. After all, I can say that I have learned so many valuable lessons and ways to live better life. Nothing was easy and fluent. I was vulnerable to many obstacles, yet I was able to overcome those with always staying optimistic and praying. I think writing this passion blog throughout my first year in college helped me to write better and also stay positive. Because I wrote about inspiring quotes and places I want to visit for my life, I was able to live through the hardships.
So, for my last post, I want to write about a place I already visited where I want to revisit. In my mind, Hawaii remains the most memorable place. I can assume that many people have already visited Hawaii once in their life. However, this place presented me with the most precious memories. First of all, my parents met in Hawaii. They both came to United States in 1992 for exchange students from different colleges and met in University of Hawaii, Manoa. I heard that they first talked to each other when group of koreans went to Waikiki beach.
Waikiki beach is speciality of Waikiki city of Honolulu, now the nucleus of Hawaii’s tourist industry. It is the first beach that comes to mind when most people think of Hawaii. It is very crowded and sometimes it looks like people are just thrown onto the white sand. Many people learn to surf when the sun is up, and watch sunset on the beach after. Also, if you get a chance to experience submarines, you definitely should. Everyday, submarine tours off the coast of Waikiki to get close up to marine life, coral reefs, and many other things underwater. It is so romantic that my parents first got to know each other at one of the very special places in the world. To celebrate tenth and twentieth marriage anniversaries, our family visited Hawaii and now it has become valuable place for our entire family.
After you spend your time at the beach and take many pictures, it’s time to eat some food. I recommend going to kahuku shrimp truck for dinner. It may sound bad because truck can be portrayed to be unsanitary. However, truck is just a theme for restaurant and it is really famous so it gets crowded easily. You will never forget the taste of this shrimp because I couldn’t.
When our family visited last time, we went to the polynesian culture center. PCC is a polynesian theme park located on the northern shore of Oahu. Its located about one hour away from the beach so it is one of the top paid Hawaiian attraction. The purpose of this center is to give chance to many visitors to experience seven native villages and participate in the daily adventures of Hawaiian cultures. It is a good way to learn more about Hawaiian history and get hands-on experience of traditional attractions.
I am glad that I had a chance to explain shortly about Hawaii to you guys. It is very special place for our family and it could be your own too. I think dreaming about what to do in the future and drawing your ways are important to many college students. Sometimes, you need time to take a break and imagine yourself in a place where you have dreamed to end up at. Thank you for reading my posts for two semesters. I hope everyone will end up at the dreamed place.