If I had to choose out of the few days we had at camp, I would choose the third day as my favorite. It wasn’t my favorite because of what we did, but because of how it made me feel. I felt excitement and love and extreme content, and I also felt overwhelmed and humbled. As we ran around covering […]

We woke up early that morning running around to finish the last few tasks before camp started. I could hardly hide my excitement as we waited for kids to start arriving. Once that bright yellow WNA school bus pulled down the dirt path, my heart screamed with happiness. As I saw familiar faces and helped kids take their sleeping bags […]

I came to Hawaii last summer not knowing anyone, but I left having formed some important friendships. Though I left, it didn’t end there. I was genuine and had every intention of upholding these relationships. So after months of not seeing people I was able to come back and pick up where we left off. We spent an hour minimum […]

In all of my travels, I’ve never returned to the same place twice. First experiences are always the most exciting, because there’s nothing that can top it. I was extremely excited to go back to Hawaii, but at the same time I was a little worried it wouldn’t be as great as the first time I was there. I was […]

The island of Oahu is small, especially compared to California. You can only drive so far in every direction until you hit the ocean again. Yet somehow there’s always something new to discover. Some people may oppose the idea of being confined to an island, but I sort of love it. I love that we can drive for miles and miles […]