Hawai’i Nei

I am from Hawaii and lately it is all I can think about. With finals so close all that is on my mind is being in the warm Kona sun and the welcoming arms of my loved ones once again. It appears that I am a wee bit homesick and stressed out. I do not know about anyone else but a nice home cooked meal is always one of the most comforting things when everything around you is getting stressful. I have so many things to do and all I want is to be back home in my king sized bed with my mom and dad only a few steps away from me. With the second round of midterms starting and then finals right around the corner, I am incredibly stressed. I do not think my poor little brain can handle any more information but I guess it will have to. In order to motivate myself I like to keep my hat from home right on my desk as a reminder that I am so close to the end and I just have to push through because Hawaii Nei is awaiting me. Hawaii is so distracting because it seems wherever I go I see something that reminds me of home. Whether it is a local shirt, a mother going out to lunch with her daughter, or even my professor who casually talks about Hawaii every time I go to office hours; I cannot escape! For example, I met with my friend who is also from Hawaii and we got to talking about everything about home and I didn’t tell her but after I got home I cried. By seeing all these things and talking about home all the time it makes me miss it even more. I miss the aloha spirit, my crazy family, the warm, soft, yet gritty sand beneath my toes, the best Poke bowl in town (a local food), and most of all, being stress free. Even though it is only a few weeks away it feels like I have an eternity more to go. Home is my biggest distraction because what college student would not want to be going home and away from the stressful college life? I am distracted by the many things that remind me of home but I do think that it is a positive distraction. It seems to motivate me to want to push harder and get things done. I think it is time to put home on the back burner and hit the books and maybe, just maybe, eternity will feel a little bit shorter. I am coming for you Kona, slowly but surely.