My husband and I did not like Hawaii at the beginning when we moved in. At first year, we felt bored, hot , too many tourists, and the homeless is everywhere. We did not want to go Chinatown to buy Chineses food, and We did not take a walk outside at night because we heard and watched news about homeless rob money. I remember my first connection to this Aina is the ocean. where i lived in Shanghai, there is no the ocean when I want to go to the beach I need to take 5 hours car from Shanghai, and it spend much time on the road that make me feel i wasted my time to go there. However, the sea and sky are gray. We Can not swim in there because the sea is very dirty and cold. In Hawaii, the ocean is very clean and deep blue. We like walking on the beach, playing sand and watching people who is surfing. Everyday i drive across Ala Moana Beach Park and see the sky and the ocean in a line with almost same colors that make me very relax and happy. At that time, I feel i am living in the paradise. My second connection is the Hula dance. Hula is the storytelling dance of the Hawaiian Islands. As with all of the Hawaiian culture. The dancer who connect more deeply through their Hula traditions, and bring happiness to others and they use their bodies to express feelings. In Waikiki, I first time saw the Hula dance that make me feel comfortable and want to lie on the grass. The hula can express Hawaiian culture and characteristic.Right now, i enjoy living in Aina, and Aina is a wonderful place to live. Aina also is a paradise.
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Hula is very difficult for me, but it makes me relaxed, too. I was surprised that Hula was banned a long time ago.
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Hawaii is a nice island. Everyone is enjoy.
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Haha before ｉ want to move but right now I enjoy to live in this Island
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That’s good .
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Yes……one woman who wants protect hula….so she keep dance then hula became one of most important things in Hawaiian
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You must love your husband very much. I heard about you talk your husband almost every day when I in ESL 13 and ESL 14 classes（I didn’t eavesdrop）. Wish you will have a good time while you in Hawaii.
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Yes……I love my husband very much…
My husband and my daughter are my only family in U.S…
Also my husband is my best friend and second teacher…sorry about that I talk my husband everyday..but you hearing is very good…
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I wish you happiness
Yes because I’m a spy (joke)
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Yes, Chinatown is kind of messing at night time, I heard from some friends living near that erea talking about getting trouble from some homelesses when they went out their apartments.
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Hi Susana- I love that you mentioned the hula. I used to be a dancer when I was young, and I always loved the hula and thought I would like to learn how to do the hula. It is such a beautiful dance that really represents the traditional Hawaii. Like any place in the world, there are always going to be some negative sides to a place, but hopefully the positive things are larger in number!
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