Melody Jones

after a few days on oahu and a whole week on the big island, hawaii, i can barely recognize the person i was before i came here (note: my last post).
after having the experiences that i’ve had here, i may never be the same. i’ve slept on top of a live volcano, watched hot lava being spewed out of the earth just a half mile from where we laid our heads, hiked through rain forests, body surfed boogie boarded and swam in the pacific ocean, snorkeled with millions of fish and sea turtles along some of the best reefs in the world, seen waterfalls coming out of the side of cliffs and seen craters that could swallow a hundred homes, experienced japanese and botanical gardens like never before, lived off the grid on an organic farm for three days (no internet!), eaten fruit right off the trees… i feel like all of these experiences have shifted my priorities. have i mentioned that i didn’t even bring a hair brush on this trip? let alone a blow-dryer or flat iron! now… who am i again?

definitely hoping to keep the aloha spirit inside me as i return to the mainland.
many more pictures and inspired words to come…
mahalo!