Home is where the heart is…
When I left Hawaii 13 years ago, I left a piece of my heart
on the island of Kauai.
Growing up on this little rock in the middle of the Pacific,
I never understood and appreciated the tremendous beauty of this island. I
remember complaining to myself that there was nothing to do on Kauai, and drag
my salty feet to the salty beach.
At the age of 17, I was thirsty to see the world and left
for the mainland to attend college. I
missed my parents but I never missed the island life. I continued to satisfy my
nomadic soul by joining the Peace Corps post-college, traveling to West Africa
and Western China. Three years later, I checked off my first bucket list item
by moving to New York City, the city of my dreams. I continued to feed my
wanderlust by traveling and living out of suitcases in countries like Cambodia
and Nepal.
As I travel and experience life each year, I start to
realize more and more of how special my little rock in the middle of the Pacific
really is. As I get older, I’m realizing
there really is no place like Kauai and it really is a place where I left a
piece of my heart at.
Next year I get to share this special place with my love, my
family, my future family in law, and my closest friends from far and near. I’ll get
to unite my family and family in law by getting married on this island.
T and I recently flew back to Kauai to start planning our
dream wedding. Here are a few pictures that captured the first few days back. Stay tuned for part 2 of "Kauai: home is where the belly is..."
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| good morning home sweet home. view from the backyard. |
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| sunrise papaya, locally grown. nothing beats waking up with this. |
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| salt in hair, sand between toes. this island girl is in her natural habitat. |
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| met mishka's sister, momoko. she loves sleeping in. |
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| the obligatory "hot dog" legs beach picture. |
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| found mishka's future wifey, tiki, laying on the beach on kauai. this pom mom approves, mishka! (in case you are reading) |
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| share the aloha! bus stop with donated chairs. |
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| mama's home cooking. |
Mishka's commentary:
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| i am sad that my wolf pack didn't take me with them, but at least they found my future gf and got me this sweet aloha shirt. Can't wait to say ALOHA to that cute wahine next year. |
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