This summer past I have made two trips from my home of Michigan to the north shore of Oahu. After having visited with my mother I returned on my own less then 3 months later to have a more intimate expirience with the island. On my first journey to the island I met a wonderful person with no particular place to call home, so we just stayed out on the beach all night. It was the clearest night sky these eyes have ever seen! The wind off the ocean on the beach that night was the cleanest most invigorating air I have ever known! I never knew how I loved the wind untill then. The next day I had to fly home with my mother. Taking off in that jet I held back hot tears. I decided in that emotional moment that I must return. I had decided to return in August, for the whole month.. Well sure enough, before the end of july i found my way back. I had kept in-touch with my bohemian beach bum all summer and arranged for he and I to roam together when I got there. I must admit While on Oahu I camped and squatted my ass off. I had a wonderful time, the island and all its spirits were so kind and generous to me. I felt a strong connection with the island. I made some usefull connections and I even landed a good job with a tree service crew. I ended up staying an extra week, because I got to the airport and just couldnt face that departure gate. But eventually after 40 days I did make use of my return flight..... And now here I sit in my home state of Michigan and the island magnetism is so strong i can hardly think of anything else. Not a day has gone by now that I don't seriously think about trading in my current life to go and learn how to become an organic fruit farmer/arborculturist in the hawaiian islands. And of course the more energy i feed the thought the stronger it becomes.
Where I live everyone worships money, yet all the money in the world can't seem to buy you produce that tastes ono. I want a new begining, and im willing to rough it if need be. I don't need convention in order to be comfortable. I want to return and earn my merit as an organic farm hand. I want to work not for the almighty dollar but for the love of the fruit of the earth! Why do i feel so drawn the the middle of the pacific? My friends think I am "obsessed with this Hawaii thing". What do they know?? They have never tasted liliquoi or mixed kava! I have every intention of saving as much funny money as I can during this cold cold michigan winter and heading to the islands for good. I'm almost certain there is a place for me on the farmscape out there. Anyone else here see the point in my quest or am I just as slap-happy as any wannabe transplant?
Where I live everyone worships money, yet all the money in the world can't seem to buy you produce that tastes ono. I want a new begining, and im willing to rough it if need be. I don't need convention in order to be comfortable. I want to return and earn my merit as an organic farm hand. I want to work not for the almighty dollar but for the love of the fruit of the earth! Why do i feel so drawn the the middle of the pacific? My friends think I am "obsessed with this Hawaii thing". What do they know?? They have never tasted liliquoi or mixed kava! I have every intention of saving as much funny money as I can during this cold cold michigan winter and heading to the islands for good. I'm almost certain there is a place for me on the farmscape out there. Anyone else here see the point in my quest or am I just as slap-happy as any wannabe transplant?
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