Hiyori-chan went back to japan today. it was a very sad time for me saying goodbye to her this morning before i left to work. i just said a quick bye and walked away because i didn’t want to cry in front of her. i’ve come to love this girl as much as if she was my own daughter. Hiyori-chan is very respectful, very well mannered, very polite, very kind, and has a great heart. the kind of person you want to be with more and more. everybody loves this girl and if you met her, you would love her too. have a safe trip back to japan Hiyori-chan and please come back as you are always welcome to our home. keep up the positive attitude, and most of all, keep on smiling!

ok, want to hear something crazy? i went surfing this morning with Dr. Kawano-san and his daughter Mako-chan. we surfed, we snorkeled, and we had a great time. waves and weather were perfect size for us! then it was lunch time so i took them to my favorite Teddy’s Burger!

Mako-chan did a great job in ordering all by herself. i think her confidence level went up a level so now that she knows she can do it, it’s so easy from now. ANYWAY, we sit down and start eating our juicy hamburger. next to us was 5 big UH basketball players eating their hamburgers. i took a bite of my fish burger and heard “errrr, ahhhhh, errrr, rrrraaafff!” and seen one of the tall basketball players vomit all over the table. Dr. Kawano-san had his back to them so he couldn’t see anything, but Mako-chan and i saw everything! OMG, it was so disgusting! i had a bite of my fishburger in my mouth when i seen him vomit streams of hamburger, french fries, and cola all mixed into one stream. he was making loud noises and his vomit was all over the table in front of him, and right next to us. the noise, the smell, i couldn’t take it. i tell friends to please take him outside, but the guy was so sick that he couldn’t walk.

so we decide to go outside, and shortly after, they all came outside and sat on a table next to us. the guy was still making the noises and his friends were just laughing at him. Mako-chan and i were just tripping out on what just happened. she kept on eating her fries and i swear i thought i was going to throw up.

i felt sick and couldn’t eat any more. after every bite, i felt sicker and sicker as i couldn’t get that image out of my head. we left and headed to eat some shave ice and hopefully forget what just happened. laughing all the way there, i told myself, “i’m never ever going back to eat at teddy’s burger again.” Mako-chan said “me too.”

we eat shave ice and try to forget what just happened. then the image came up again and we started talking about it again. i’m pretty good at blocking things out of my mind because i always do, but that image was just too fresh. thank goodness Dr. Kawano-san is a Psychiatrist so he treated me and i’m fine now. but i swear i will never eat there again, and i don’t think i can even eat a hamburger again. haha.
then i meet up with Team Slovokia at the beach. right at 1:30pm, there was one of the craziest storms that hit our island. 50mph onshore winds, heavy rain, stormy conditions, and kind of dangerous. nobody was out, but that’s what i like. it’s days like this we have to step up and challenge ourselves, so that’s what we did. that’s another story in a story. going to sleep and will be back bright and early tomorrow morning. got another busy day ahead. goodnight.

I love it!!!
Nobody surfing now!

ok, 2 more days till 2015 and i don’t even have time to think! seemed like 2014 went by so fast! glad i have this blog to keep my daily journal of things that happened and are happening because it’s just too much for me to remember. yesterday seems like months ago, and months ago seems like years ago. trying to slow down but can’t seem to do it. i’m riding the endless wave and it’s so hard to get off this amazing ride!

i meet the coolest people everyday. people from all parts of japan, and all parts of the world. Mako-chan and Kawano-san have such a great relationship. surfing together must be a dream for this father and daughter team.

paddling out is always exciting. i can see the nerves, but after the first wave, it’s all gone!

Mako-chan’s first wave of the day! she did such a great job. look forward, bend your knees, and enjoy the ride.

and yes, a smile can say a thousand words. in this case, it was a great wave smile. gosh, this girl is so cute!

Kawano-san surfs really good. been surfing for 30 years and knows the history of surfing in japan. super stoked to meet real surfers as there is so much to talk about. and yes, it’s a small tight world.

when ever i take kids surfing, my main focus is safety, and happiness. essential for a great ride.

then took Team Slovokia surfing right after for surfing day 2. Jan has very good coordination and balancing skills. maybe it’s from all those years of skiing the slopes in his country. i got him on a smaller board during the session and you should have seen his face after his first wave. in surfing language, we say “pure stoked!”

then Martina kept on getting better and better too. things were going so good for us until she stepped on a sea urchin. it’s like stepping on a needle. but hey, pain is good sometimes. soak your foot in vinegar, get back up, and go surfing again. simple. surfers are tough and that’s what makes us strong both in and out of the water.

i see wedding after wedding day after day here in hawaii. i think it’s a great place and a great way to start off a new life. love is beautiful, and so is hawaii.