neesh.

When I was 18 years old I got on a plane to Hawaii

I was completely alone and I was moving to a place were I knew no one.

let me tell you, this was the scariest thing I had ever done,

but every 18 years old should do it. 

i remember stepping off the plane in Honolulu that September night.

The air was so thick you can practically drink it,

and the smell of plumerias is so thick you can essentially taste it.

after four years in the humidity and plumeria filled air everything has changed

this once, foreign place, is now my home.

the past four year have been the most wonderful years of my life

It was full of adventure, happiness, heartbreak, and sorrow.

I experienced my highest highs and lowest lows.

I floated on my back in the pacific, in the warm blue salty water.

I swam with wild dolphins and snuck onto pirate ships.

I learned to not fear highs and conquered jumps one at a time.

I jump out of a plane twice more than my mother would have approved.

I learned to surf, to become one with the earth.

I swam with sharks and saw the most amazing whales.

I hiked and I played on rope swings.

I trespassed and experienced some of the most beautiful places on earth.

I had sand fights and never thought my hair would be the same.

I hitch hiked and thought that I would never step out of that car alive.

I jumped off of waterfalls into freezing pools of water.
I learned how long I could go without washing my hair until I got dreads.

I learned what true friendship is and how to see it when it looks you in the eyes.

I swam in waves that almost killed me and probably should have.

I learned to love and experienced my first broken heart.

I laid awake a night crying, I experienced sorrow I wouldn't wish upon anyone.

I met some incredible people that will be a part of me forever.
and i found a love so real it followed me to my favorite place,
i know that it is an eternal love that means more to me than anything.

I could go on forever... but you get the point

the best days of my life 
ended with the best person.

So thank you Hawaii.

One day I will be back for you.