Oahu Island

I moved to Oahu island on March 29th, 2012. I was not used to write MONTH/DAY/YEAR because in Europe, I always wrote DAY/MONTH/YEAR.... I try to be used to American style now.

There are some problems for bank account and my boxes from Switzerland. I thought that Hawaii is like a developing country because my bank card doesn't work with bank machines even though I entered correct PIN, and my bank card is not blocked!! Also the city is messy and the bus is not punctual. Honestly, I was a bit depressed with such situation at first. For me, Hawaii was a place of longings. It was a heaven. Now, I realized it is not the heaven. It is a place where many people try to live in hard situation or with low incomes.

Even though it is not the heaven, there are many things to enjoy in Oahu Island.
The first thing is... Japanese food. As I was in Geneva, Switzerland, it is not easy to get Japanese food. Here, it is so easy to get Japanese food. Tofu, Natto, Ramen, Okonomiyaki, etc.
Especially, the closest supermarket of the University is Japanese food store called NIJIYA. I was so happy to see this store at the day of my arrival. I was almost crying!

The second thing is... American Burger. Maybe some of my friends know that I like Hamburger with Avocado. Today, I tasted it!!! Kua'aina is a popular hamburger shop in Hawaii and Japan. The oldest shop is in Haleiwa town of Oahu Island.

Look! Here is a big piece of avocado. And what I like here is this carrot stick. Many fresh vegetables are included. So, hamburger is junky food but with a lot of vegetables, it is actually nice. I feel it is better than the steak only with Fried Potatoes (Chips? French fries? Which is the original name of them?).

The third thing... is a nature. Today, we could enjoy turtles at Laniakea beach.

Turtles are protected by volunteers. They are quite immobile... Oh, what do they enjoy in their life? But they seem to be happy on such warm (hot?) sand. I felt sympathy with them. I like them now.

Hawaiian arts are also nice. I couldn't find my favorite painter's picture today. But there are many artists paint Hawaii and they are nice. I can introduce here my favorite painter "Arthur Johnsen"

 

This beautiful woman with powerful touch is magnificent!

I will maybe discover many things in Hawaii from now on. I am happy to come here.

The next thing is to find a house and work as a real volcanologist!!!