Hey, I just watched the Red Sox play at 7am this morning.....
the NCAA basketball was on crack early too, kinda like it instead of revolving the whole day around sports it's over and done with...I am free.
Jacoby Ellsbury is still my love child.
Alright, here is updates...
Sorry for the minimal posting, just working quite a bit and trying to explore and enjoy...have met a bunch of really cool people and the patients have begun to embrace me and all is pretty well.
I have really found many of the hole in the wall places and unique local fare and am better for it.
Lets see....
Ended up at two of the more strange bars here, one a military bar on a base that involved check ins and security clearance....kinda fun except we ended up trying to create a young korean alcoholic out of one of the groups roomates, this young innocent korean girl who was a good sport about everything...
She could only drink a buttery nipple or something like that, super girly bailey's and butter cream shots.....so after loads of martinis and switching to beer it was let's do butter cream shots of cafe du lece.....it was a rough morning with all the mixing of alcohol. the night ended with the Young Korean plastered, having a great time and wearing NVG, night vision goggles, one of the perks with partying with military cats.
Saw some craziness on the dancefloor, large Hawaiian women grinding with skinny military...it was a sight to see, it was a sight that created sore eyes and backs as I gazed in amazement at the tenacity of such bumping and grinding...it was very funny with the disapropriate portions of humans coming in close contact...one enormous and one like a wiffle ball bat.....something had to give....
and it was the bat....on the floor he went....the woman followed.....the dancing continued on the floor though.... :) ah night vision goggles....people cleared space on the dancefloor and the "couple" were helped off the floor, the girl slightly embarreassed but with that "I got my man-kinda look"
So much of the people know I'm going home soon, looking at either May 1st or possibly until my original flight of May 13th.
Patient's sad....trying to convince me to stay, trying to tell me I haven't given it enough chance, haven't really settled in, have come so far so fast compared to most people who try to move here, say that I'm like the coolest person they have ever met, or something along those lines..... :)
I tell them, Well I really hadn't planned on staying, trying to come mainly to escape the brutal climate of the north...but the place has grown on me, the job is excellent considered some of the bullshit I deal with and the decreased pay and the cancellations and the long hours for only 2 patients....I tell them, Staying long term was an option and it could happen, but not now, I wasn't ready, I missed home, I missed a fatter pay check, I wanted comfort familiar surroundings, I wanted family and friends..and that the truth was I wanted to come home after 2 weeks....
But I feel great about the adventure and that I pretty much dominated it....
Will still be going to two more islands, Next week I will be attending a course on Kauai...a MFR, myofascial release course, which will help hone some of my manual skills which are improving since rediscovering my outpatient knack.
So I will be there from WED through Sunday in a place called Poipu...on the southwest corner of the island...I will fly, it's like a 30 minute flight.
Roomates are sad, that I"m going, friends are asking why, but why are you leaving? Co-workers understand but say that it sucks that I'm going, so judging by the reactions seems to me that I made an impression.
Yeah for me...
So I've made good connections and have pretty much left it that I would love to be able to be Bi coastal, and spend 4-6 months of the year here...They all laugh and say isn't that what everyone would want....I tell them I probably could, If I worked it right....but there are obstacles to everything....the Contract Physical therapy company way is the way to go about it....they will stipend and all that good stuff so it would be a better pay rate than you could normally get.
In the meantime, I will enjoy my days here about a month more and wait with anticipation to return home as we shall all drink coblets of our favorite beverages and tell tall tales of our separate adventures and learn of the winter of malcontent that was 2008 in the Northeast...
made a homemade Vietnamese soup....added that to the cooking repetoire.
been really enjoying the warm weather and sun, and the nice sunsets.
People watching is still phenomenal at the Ala Moana Shopping Center
cheers
3 comments:
im glad you had fun, but it is time to come home to us! we miss our dave!
It's about time you posted something new!!!!! I was thinking I might have to post twice on the same blog and we all know that's a sin in blog country :-)
Just kidding I'm glad your staying busy working and making money that's more then I can so say these days.
I know you were hoping to spend the rest of time in Hawaii, but I am oober glad you are coming home...
Davit,
I miss you so much & I've been thinking about you a lot lately, especially since our last phone convo when i had to end it abruptly. School is crazy here, but my personal life is amazing. I know i told you a little about Jamie & i can't wait to fill you in on more. I've thought about calling you so many times, but it always seems like it would be random times that aren't possible or that i think i wouldn't reach you, like 11am this past sunday morning, which would've been like 6am your time or something like that. If i'm alive & ticking at midnight tonight, i'll call, or you do the same, but the way i've been going lately (lots of pollen starting here)i've been knocking out around 11. i can't wait for you to get home. i miss cooking, eating & drinking w/ you. i miss random week nights of get togethers & phone calls. i miss reading, writing, coffee shops. speaking of coffee shops...i found a new and amazing refuge, but i don't want to share it on the blog at the expensive of maintaining its preservation, keeping it uninhabited...and also i'm slightly selfish. but i want to take you when you get back. we can read & write..i've actually been doing a lot of writing. New inspiration...i don't think i'm going away for april, maybe a trip to NYC. it is obvious that you've made an impression & honestly i'm not at all surprised. you have an electrifying energy (when you are on that pole anyway, hahahah) & people are magnetized to you. you are definitely one of the beautiful people in the world & i'm so blessed to have had you for a friend (one of my best) for the last 14/15 years. can you believe its been that long??? ok, i have to go & I will try to catch up soon. be well, enjoy every second, but know you are missed terribly! ttys! lots of love!
G
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