Today was our last day. It was supposed to be a day to remember and we will never forget it, as same as we will never forget this awesome trip! Even though starting the day with rain was not the best way it still ended up with plenty of sunburns. J Leaving the hotel at 8 AM, which was in the student’s opinion way to early, we were heading in vans to the beautiful Hanauma Bay. The coral of Hanauma Bay is home to over 450 varieties of fish, as well as octopus, crabs, turtles and eels. At the time we arrived it was still a little cloudy, which disappointed us students, because we were really looking forward to go snorkeling in such a famous bay. Luckily it cleared up after a little while and the sun found her way though the clouds to show us the complete beauty of the bay. As soon as we set our feed into the sand, we got to go into the water to look for many different fishes. And we found plenty of them. One fish more beautiful than another. One fish more unique than another. Amazed by this nature, many of us could not believe their eyes when they finally saw sea turtles. But even the most beautiful moments has an end, so we had to drive back to the hotel around 12:00 PM to crab some lunch, go body boarding or buy the last couple of souvenirs, before we had to get ready for the “Paradise Cove in Luau”. Dressed in a Hawaiian style with flowers in the hair and shorts we left the hotel at 4:00 PM. As soon as we arrived there we were served a cocktail and given a shell lei by some traditional dressed waiters. We got there at exactly the right time to watch the wonderful sunset and used this opportunity to take some last group pictures. After that we went to explore the area. They offered us activities such as shower of flowers, temporary tattoo and spear throwing. And as we all know, exploring makes hungry. So we picked our seats at the huge table which was reserved for us and started making our way to the giant buffet. While we were eating, we were entertained with a dancing show by the paradise dance crew. It was amazing and we had a lot of fun. Right after dinner they tried to teach us how to dance the famous hula dance with more or less success, before they continued with the show. After the show the girls ran up to take some pictures with the cute dancers, before we got into the bus to start our last ride back to the hotel. After 45 minutes we left the bus for a last time to get into our meeting room. It was really sad to know, that this is the last moment where we all will be together in one room, together as a group.
We really enjoyed our last day. Even though we really tried not to think about it, it still always came up into our minds that today was our last day in Hawaii. The last day of an awesome week, of a week we will never forget. One week, in which we met lots of new people from all over the world and in which we collected many new experiences. Many of us will come back to Hawaii, and they will always remember the time with us.
We all want to say thank you to Raphael, Agata, Susan and Judy for making this trip unforgettable! It was one of the most wonderful weeks in our exchange year and it would have been only half as much fun without you. We really appreciate everything you have done for us. Mahalo!
Hang lose and one last ALOOOOHA!
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