Mystic Observations
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic I deferred my college acceptance and took a gap year. In the winter of 2021, I found myself working for a strange but very kind man on a farm in a tiny town on the Big Island of Hawaii. It became my first series of outlandish life experiences and provided lots of observational opportunities.
Nīnole
At some point in all our lives we question the decisions we’ve made. Having once been in good faith, you lose that fire and other thoughts begin to seep in in the form of what ifs, could haves, or should nots...
Fun fact: Ninole is home to Hawaii's smallest post office
Hitchhiking
As I looked to explore the island more, a means of transportation became my biggest challenge. Walking had only gotten me as far as the end of Piha Kahuku Road, but the Mamalahoa Highway remained uncharted...