Well, again not much to report on the sight-seeing side of things. A few minor adventures but the first institute is over with except for the group dinner this evening. Let's see, yesterday I finally went to dinner with Lisa and Graham to Buca di Beppo. It was good as usual, and it was national lasagna day, so for every entry you got a free lunch lasagna. That meant the three of us had lasagna to take home. We then went to the movies, to see Inception once again. I admit I started to fall asleep (lack of sleep, a beer at dinner, a warmish theater...) but it was mostly close my eyes and listen. I did perk up after about an hour into the movie, when my butt started to ache from sitting for most of the day.
When we got out of the movie, we decided to take the bus home. It was 11:15, so we walked to the bus stop. About 11:30 we got on the #6 bus, that would take us back towards campus. Only we found out that the last of those buses runs at 9:30 in the evening. The driver said we could take the #1 bus home, at least to the intersection of King and University, about a mile or so from campus. Only we had to drive back in the opposite direction to downtown business district of Honolulu and then wait for the bus that came at 12:35 am. By the time we got home, it took over 2 hours (we should have taken a taxi) and I didn't get to bed until 2:30 or so. Then it was off to the last presentations this morning.
This afternoon was laundry, buying a new notebook (I have used up two since I got here!), then running to mail another package of stuff to myself in Florida, as well as doing some last minute grocery shopping (some drinks) and some stuff for tomorrow morning. A visit to the drugstore, and then the walk home. Starting Sunday, the walk to Safeway or my morning exercise becomes a half mile longer. Which is a good thing when I got exercising early in the morning, but it will be a bitch to carry groceries home.
Tomorrow I move to the new residence hall. This time I go from a single dorm room with bath to a four bedroom suite with a shared bathroom. The upsides: A/C and its brand new. The downside: shared bathroom with 3 strangers. I'll let you know how it goes. I also have to waste some time tomorrow, checking out at 10 but not able to check in until 2 pm. Lisa and Graham are going to stay down at Waikiki their last night here. I will probably join them for dinner before the WWII Workshop starts on Sunday morning.
That's it for now. I'll post pictures when I take more of them.
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