Waimea Falls

My roomie Eliza and I went to Waimea Falls a few weeks ago, and it was so fun! It is a beautiful hike on a paved pathway to a refreshing pool and waterfall. We loved it! I'm trying to enjoy as much of Hawaii as I can while I'm still here, since I'll be home in less that 6 weeks... crazy! It will be bittersweet, I love it here, but I love home too. Why can't I be in 2 places at once?

Whales!

Well, I did go whale watching, and it was great! I went with my friends Cooper, Blake and Beth. We saw some humpback whales pretty up close. Afterwards, Beth and I went to see a pretty view of the island and saw some hang gliders. Here are a few photos that I took.



Here's Cooper, Blake and I on the boat
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This is my new friend Blake, he happens to be from Gilbert too, went to HHS too, and I know his little sister who's my age! Pretty crazy, huh?

Coming Up: Whale Watching photos!

Tomorrow morning I'm going with some of my friends to go on a 2 hour cruise for whale watching!!! I hope we see some fairly close, and I'll try to take some good photos! If I do I'll post them up... :)

Honolulu Zoo!

Aloha! I went to the Honolulu Zoo for the first time and it was great! Here are some of the first few photos of it.

I'm back!

Well, I'm back in Hawaii! I was home for about two and a half weeks for Christmas break, which was wonderful! It was SO good to be at home and spend time with my family and friends. Plus not have to work or have any school. :) Christmas was tons of fun and so was New Year's! I got to spend it with family and relatives. But it helped the transition back to Hawaii to have my roomie Brooke on the flight back with me. It was great to see and talk with her again! Today our new roomie came, her name is Kelly and she's really nice. She's an RM and went on her mission to Russia! Today Brooke and I went into the nearest town to the mall and just the enjoyed the early afternoon there. And tomorrow begins my last semester ever in college! Ah! Hope it goes great! :)

Ward Waterpark Fun

Aloha! Yesterday I went with my ward to the waterpark that's on the island, and it was amazing! It was my first time to the one here. It was a beautiful, hot sunny day and perfect for having fun in the water. Thankfully I was able to have fun on the rides with a great group of friends. If you'd like to see some of the photos of the day, they're on my online gallery at http://gallery.me.com/jessicajudy#100052 . I love my ward!

I'll Be Home For Christmas!

In 6 days I will be flying home!!! I am SO happy to be coming home for the break and for Christmas! It will be so nice just to be home, and to see friends and family. I love my home! Haha, but I love being in Hawaii too... There's no place like home, but paradise isn't too bad. :) I really do feel very blessed to be able to go to school here at BYU-Hawaii, it is such a wonderful, happy, loving atmosphere. I live in a tiny little town that has many LDS members. The school campus is small compared to many, but I'm able to get to know people individually and see them more often than I would at a bigger school. I love the Honor Code, as well as how most people follow the Church commandments as well, it's so nice to not have to worry about hearing cussing or swearing, and many other things that seem more normal in the most of the rest of the world. I love this island too, it's very beautiful, and is even more beautiful when I'm able to enjoy it with my good friends here. It's sad that I'll only have about 4 months left here once I come back after Christmas... but I'm so thankful for my experiences here! It's been hard at times, and amazing at times. It has made me even more grateful for my amazing home and family in AZ, I love them with all my heart.