That day I was past the point of being tired and tried to stay up until late to get back into the "Ohio sleep cycle." What was weird though was when I tried to go to sleep I couldn't. It was so quiet. By that point I had been so used to the incessant sound of the Coqui frogs chirping at night that my room that I once thought possessed ideal sleep conditions was almost eerie. As time has passed though I have readjusted.
While I was in Hawaii though, whenever I thought of home the image of simply driving around in my car was what came to mind. I don't know exactly why. I explained this to Danny and he thought it was because of the freedom that accompanies it and I guess he is right. It's definitely a a small liberating experience to just go off driving wherever you please. Before I headed out I burned a copy of The Glitch Mob (especially edIT) which was what Danny would play in his car when we headed to the beach. I always thought it was funny because he would subtlety get so into the music as he maneuvered the vehicle to the mix. I found myself performing the same motions as I headed around town and you know what? Surprisingly, most of my time back I have been spending hanging around school. I just found it weird that, before Hawaii, school was the thing I wanted to just break away from for a bit, but as soon as I got home it was the place I spent the most time.
Part of it was because after spending so much time
after spending so much time there, there exists a different kind of "home" feeling that my actual house offers. A bigger part of it was that (at least for this week) school was where all my friends were and it was so nice to be able to see all of them.
What I found really interesting after my trip is how much I just wanted to talk to people. I love how immersion kind of opens a person up and you come back just wanting to share that with everyone and especially the people you haven't seen in a while. I've had some of the best conversations and moments with people just in this span of 3 days. It really makes me excited for the prospects of Spring Break and Spring Term. I really see (especially in the Seniors) a more cohesive group forming as we head toward the end of our high school careers.
But do I miss Hawaii? I don't know. At the moment I think I have a lot more to bring more with me from the trip that I couldn't possibly be wanting to go back yet. I do often think of what the whole crew there is doing right now. I imagine Lloyd coming over to roll his cigarette and drink some lemonade or Lee going off about the age of Aquarius. Though realistically I probably will be forgotten as time goes by I think it's really cool to have been a part of a significant period in all of their lives when all of them were really on the verge of going someplace new or changing something about their fundamental lifestyles.
My next post will be my last. It will be an extract from my final Immersion paper I have to send in Friday so I hope you are able to enjoy it. I also wanted to say thank you to all of the people who have read this. I know it's rough to comment on this site, but you don't know how happy I am to hear people say in person, "Hey, I just went through your entire blog last night and really liked it." So to all of you out there on the interweb, know that you are awesome and I appreciate it very much.
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