Huge statue at Kilani

Another statue

Totem pole at Kilani

again

We made sure not to go that direction

This is me driving the most beat up truck you have ever seen. Geez!!

Bug on the side of the road. You like Arij?

scenery on the way home

Driving down the road at full speed. The road is windy and bumpy but I kept going. Caught air a few times. Laughing all the way.

Aloha everyone!

Its still pretty quiet here. One new person arrived from Texas last night and 2 more people coming today. Becca and I made black bean soup for lunch and it was actually delicious.Everyone was so excited for black bean soup. OK?

Becca is pretty much the only visitor here and luckily we get along. She is 22 years old from New York City and goes to school in Washington DC at Georgetown. We are both pretty much city girls living out in the middle of nowhere on a farm. I've been thinking about this clip from the movie, Private Benjamin lately. Especially the day that I had to rake for 2 hours. " I signed up for a different kind of(army) work". And when I look like a mess and havent had a good meal in a while. " I want to go out to lunch." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-VZiZNHfU

Saturday we went to another retreat center called Kilani. It was really pretty and we sat under a tree and read spiritual books and talked about them. It was fun and interesting.It was a clothing optional place so it was kind of interesting. We only saw a few naked people though.

Sunday we had some work to do because took Friday off but in the afternoon we went to Hilo again and hit some major stores, Walmart, Sears, Ross and Hilo Hatties.We came home and made Eggplant Parmesan which was absolutely fabulous. We decided to have a movie night and watch The Peaceful Warrior but there was too much noise in the house so I just went back to my room to read.

Becca and I cleaned screens and windows today. Not too bad of a job.

This afternoon one of the guys was going to beautiful downtown Pahoa so we got a ride and went to a few shops there. Tomorrow is one of the gals ,who lives here permanently, birthday so we got her a few things...Marianna. She has been really great to me taking me swimming in the warm ponds and teaching me massage and just hanging out and having good conversations.

Hopefully we will hit the warm ponds again tonight on the way to a Kirtan in town. I might play my Listen , Listen, Listen to my heart song on the ukelele at the Kirtan tonight which would be pretty funny. Only a few people come to this one so no big deal.

So the bachelorette picks her bachelor tonight and I am going to miss it. Becca and I are going to Hulu it tomorrow.

Im only here another 5 days then home on the 6th day.

Aloha, Jill