Dead frogs, naked baby, and the crazy bus people August 20, 2008

Living Room in Hawaii

Bad view of Diamondhead

View from my front porch…my home in the sky

So Im sure everyone is wondering what the first blog will be about after reading that title and boy it will fit! So Im officially in Hawaii and its hot!  And I mean 90 degree hot!  It cooler by the ocean with the tradewind breezes and my house is hot but not to bad.  My roommates dont believe in AC…poor me!  But my fan is keeping my room cool enough.  So my current house is reminding me alot of my place in Togo.  Its a family  compound style place with 3 different homes in one.  My landlord and her family are in one (w/ little ones all under the age of 3!), someone else below me..I have no idea who yet, and then my “posse” upstairs.  And I do mean upstairs.  Over 50 straight up just to get to the door of my place! Ive discovered that 1)my landlords husband is strong since she made him carry my gigantic bag up all the stairs 2)the walk to the bus is not fun…well the walk to is ok, but the walk back sucks! and 3) I think UPS can’t find my home!  According to target tracking my packages are on the truck today and its about to be after business hours…so I think they got lost! 

So in Ohio the roadkill of choice always seems to be deers and geese…with a few odds and ends thrown in.  Here its frogs!  I swear!  Ive seen 5 dried frog carcasses on the road just to the bus stop today!  Ill have to tak a pic of one for everyone to see…its impressive.  They just got squished and are in perfect form still…like a coin on a rialroad track…flattened. Ok I know its grosss…but Im bored and have been observing wierd stuff today.

Naked Baby alert….Naked Baby alert.  Ok Stella I know you think that if and when I ever have kids, that they will all run around completely naked( and for those of you who this is news too…its because Im just a little nuts). Im here to tell you NO!  I have seen this and its kinda disturbing.  My landlords 3 year old son has been running around completely naked all day and I am definately in the belief of no more Nakie time!

Last but not least…How have the Janets of the world found me in Hawaii?  How I ask you!?!  So I have been people watching on the bus today…(oh boy this is going to be fun!)…and there are some crazy people riding it(myself excluded!). Today, on an almost empyt bus in Wakiki area, some lady decided to sit be me and I cant help noticing that she is continuously crossing her heart and praying to herself.  And then if that weren’t wierd enough…she starts talking to me about how random guys always fall into her lap when she rides the bus because the drivers are crazy fast(and let me tell you they aren’t!!) so she always prays that the bus goes slow(and it did).  Then she continues her religious rant about the catholic church and how I hsould come by and “be saved”. How had Janets crazy old lady twin found me?  Someone tell me!  Hopefully it was a one time only deal…but I fear not!

Well thats all for now…more to come later!