Day Four--I'm Running out of Good Titles, so Read and be Surprised

After class this morning a group of us went to Honolulu and visited 'Iolani Palace. It was definitely reminiscent of European castles. We also visited the Mission Houses Museum. I really enjoyed both of the tours. I wish we could have taken pictures. I really liked seeing the difference between the two buildings--the Palace was European, there really wasn't much Hawaiian decoration.  The Mission houses were old, much older, and were definitely less grand! It reminded me of a farm house that you might see in America. But again, there wasn't really any Hawaiian influence on the decoration or design of the house.

But this brings me to an interesting, and still somewhat touchy subject for some people I suppose--how the missionary culture worked its way into Hawaiian culture. It's been interesting to learn more about Hawaii--I was actually surprised at the history that was review for me.

I think I am starting to get used to Hawaii--at least somewhat. It rained today, throwing off my notion that this is the dry side of the island and I probably wouldn't see rain for the next two weeks. That makes two rain storms in less than a week! That's really all we did today, other than eat--the food here is really good, by the way (just in case you wanted to know. :) )

And tomorrow we are having a Luau with some alumni and our group here.  I'll try to remember to take some pictures and I will be updating on how it went.