Tsunami Evacuation

About a week and a half ago I was woken up at 4am by my roommate telling me and my other roomie that there was a tsunami warning and that we needed to get up and pack. So we did. By 4:30am we were walking from our house to campus for the evacuation. We went to Hale 2, (one of the dorms for girls) and stayed in the lounge for a while. After a bit, Brooke and I went to breakfast at the cafeteria and then went back to the Hale. We stayed in someone's dorm room during the warning. (the warning was because of the earthquake in Chile the night before) Thankfully the tsunami waves didn't come, and we were fine and able to go home by 2 or 2:30pm. It was a long day, but memorable. I'm so glad we didn't get hit, but I hope the people in Chile are doing alright! They need help and prayers.

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!