Aloha, Love from Honolulu: The work has begun...

Well yesterday (Monday) I met up with Corrie to discuss things for the next 6 weeks. Upon our meeting she informed me that the office building for Robotics Organization Committee (ROC) where I would be working is still not open due to insurance reasons, so she offered for me to work with her in the State Capital Building till it opens up next week sometime. Of course I am not going to pass up an offer to try new things and work in the executive office of the Hawaii government! So for the past 2 days I have been reporting to Corrie in the Capital Building!

Yesterday didn't involve too much work since Corrie and I had to discuss details, go to a few meetings and she arranged for Riana and I to take a tour of the Iolani Palace with her family. It was such a cool palace and I absolutely fell in love with all the woodwork in it. (Dad you would have loved to have toured it!) Sorry I would show you pictures, but no photography allowed. After the tour Riana and I went out to California Pizza Kitchen with my neighbors friend, Zach, from university here. He was such a nice guy and I am sure we will hang out with him again.

Today I met Corrie at 8am to go over and meet Lee, a guy that I am going to be working with for ROC and went over some details and projects. Then we headed to the Capital Building to do some more work. Corrie has been having me practice my journalism through writing letters to various people for ROC events and their Women's Conference Organization. Several drafts later, Corrie decides that the letters are worthy enough to be submitted to Lennie for a final reading before we send them out. I also had to run an errand for Corrie while she was in a meeting. Let's just say that with a little bit of difficulty I managed to find the building, get security to open up the suite so I could grab the needed stuff, and then deliver it to the person. Finally the other big event for the day was a press conference by Governor Lindle about the Education Furlong Fridays. In the conference she announced that the eight month furlong were finally over. It was a really crowded press conference according to Corrie and afterwards I met Governor Lindle.

Overall, I am enjoying Hawaii. I do miss being able to talk to everyone back at home. It is very hard to talk to everyone with a five hour time difference when I have to get up in the morning early, catch the bus, and work. It is okay though people will just have to realize that they will have to wait till the weekend before I can talk for long periods of time. I have to say though that I remember how much I despise public transportation and it brings back all my times using Australian public transportation. Oh yeah cockroaches, lizards, and other bugs are a regular around here, but surprisingly I don't freak out. I guess maybe there was some benefit to surrounded by all of these wonderful creatures in Australia?!?!