Hello!
Today was a wonderful day full of surprises.
We are locals by day (up until 2 pm) and tourists by night!!
I was worried about being white here, will all the sterotypes, and it's been so interesting being both a "local" at the school, and a tourist in town.
At school, everyone is SO welcoming to us. So warm and inviting and just the greatest. In town, we are looked at as tourists...
Today was our first day at school, it was an early morning (left here at 7) and got home at about 3. We THOUGHT we were going to walk home for an "adventure" (3 or 4 miles) but one of the teachers insisted on giving us a ride home. They are so kind.
When we enter my classroom, we take our shoes off. Today there were no kids, so I got to know my teacher pretty well and see curriculum and how the class is set up. My class haThe staff also had a luncheon which was so fun! GREAT PINEAPPLE! There are 1000 kids at this elementary school and over 45 full time teachers. Not like my little WTV!
Oh, and here is a look at what the campus looks like at Kealakehe Elem.

This above, is what the campus is like. lots of seperate buildings, palm trees, BRIGHT flowers, and of course, the ocean EVERYwhere you look. we are about 3 miles up the hill and so you can just see so much.

After we got home, we jumped into our swimsuits (put plennnnty of SPF 50 on!!) and headed to the beach. We stayed there for a while then headed down the road for some dinner!

Below, is a picture I took during DINNER.
love you all. take care.
em