Our keepsakes are our memories

 Before the feelings and memories fade away, we have to write down… 

Positive things about our 1 month experience

  • Reminders for how we are blessed (for so many things in daily life)
  • We have way too many things! We don’t need this much stuff to survive.
  • John’s work style helps a lot for our traveling loving life style
  • Homeschooling rocks as usual
  • We don’t need a screen time! TV, YouTube, 
  • Kids got more independent & learned how to travel
  • Reunited with family was great
  • Hawaiian culture is more interesting and deeper than I expected
  • Having power and water without thinking the limit is amazing
  • Owning washer&dryer is saving time&money
  • A/C is amazing. It was warm enough so they don’t have a heater in the area we stayed, but yet it’s still little too chilly (in winter) so we had to bundle up after sunset lol
  • Hawaiian groceries are pricy! Egg, milk, gas, things are so expensive in Hawaii! 2-3x? Living in TN is super duper cheap!
  • We learned about Hawaiian spirit. Aloha and Shaka🌺🤙!
  • I drove 5 different cars in a month. They all have different features, and the experience helped me to think about my next car: hybrid, outside sensors, Apple Car connections. 

Things we sure will miss:

  • Sound of tropical nature to wake up
  • Warm temp for winter
  • Fresh seafood (me only? lol)
  • Lizards everywhere (Meg only? lol)
  • Beaches and bays (Hanauma bay!)
  • Banyan trees! 
  • Fruits stands & tropical fruits
  • Japanese influence everywhere (food, names, cultures)
  • Rainbows! (John only)
  • Color of the ocean
  • Moisture in air! Man, TN is so dry!

Since this blog is about our 1 month life in Hawaii and we already came back to TN, I will upload one more final post about us after we came back home. 



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