Kapaa Weekend

Saturday I took advantage of my free time and took the bus and headed to Kapaa. Its a cute small town and reminds me a little of Pullman, except in the middle of Kauai. Although the towns don't look the same, they have similar feels from the local people. I got to do some shopping and got a great souvenir. I really like Hawaiian quilts, but they usually run at least $120 and I didn't really want to pay that for a quilt. Instead I found this awesome wall hanging with the same designs as a Hawaiian quilt. I have this big blank wall in my apartment in Pullman and this will be the perfect thing to put on it. Plus, on those cold winter nights in Pullman it will remind me of the warm and sunny beaches of Kauai.

Sunday, I just hung around the hotel and relaxed. Today, things weren't too exciting. I spent most of the day working with Joanne, figuring out how to pull data to update our reports for the week. I can't believe that I only have 3 weeks left here and continuing to fly by. Tonight, I was eating dinner in the employee cafeteria and I was sitting and eating with Carlos and Kawika. They're the two night security men and we usually end up eating dinner at the same time, so we all usually sit around and exchange stories. I learn about their families and their kids, and we all just laugh and enjoy each other's company over our dinners. Carlos and Kawika used to each be in the Marines and Army respectively, Kawika was even stationed in Frankfurt Germany before my family and I had moved there. Tonight, they were asking how much longer I had and if I was going to come back. I told them my generic answer of "Well, I just need a job offer . . ." Both of them chimed in that they were sure I wouldn't have a problem since they've both " . . . only heard positive things said " about me. I couldn't help but take a little pride in that I had been accepted by most of the staff at the hotel. It took a while for Kawika to be friendly towards me and it meant a lot to me that he was now supportive of me. I knew people would be talking about me while I was staying here, but it was good to hear that it was at least positive things ;) Of course, I suppose if it was really bad I'm sure they wouldn't have told me about it either. Oh well, still made me feel happy. Its been nice befriending them, makes the employee cafeteria less intimidating at night and a little more enjoyable.