Trip to Hawaii

It's been a long time since I posted an article.

First, I'd like to write about trip to Hawaii with my family in April. It was my first trip to Hawaii. Before the trip, I was worried about the weather in Hawaii because weather forecast had said it wouldn't be fine. But luckily, it was beautiful throughout the trip. We traveled around Oahu island and Hawaii island. I enjoyed many activities at the Polynesian Cultural Center. There are cultural sections from Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii and Tahiti. We visited each those sections by a canoe and got to build a small fire, play local games and try hula. That night we enjoyed an evening show at a big stadium in the Cultural Center. It was fun. Usually whenever I travel abroad, I need to use English. I didn't have to use English that day. We joined a Japanese guided tour and they took us to the Cultural Center and a Japanese tour guide led the Japanese tourists. It was kind of strange for me. I was obviously in Hawaii but I felt as if I were in Japan sometimes.

One day, we went to Pearl Harbor. My father and brother were interested in the history of Pearl Harbor and of the battleships. First, we visited a museum and watched a movie about the history of Pearl Harbor and visited the USS Arizona Memorial. I had studied a little about the history of Pearl Harbor before the trip. But I felt as if I were watching a film of a different story. In Japan, everybody tells the history on Japan's side. I realized the differences of the American perspective when I was watching the movie. I learned history has several dimensions. It was interesting.

Today, my father called me and asked me how to open the photo files that I had mailed to him the other day. It just reminded me that my parents are not good with computers. It took me 30 minutes to teach him how to open a photo file.