North America
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O’hia Lehua
1/2/2016 This is one of a few stories that I heard while traveling through the Big Island. And one I remember well for a few reasons. One, just driving and seeing the destructive landscape that’s just nothing but black lava rocks and what seemed like dead trees growing on them. As the story or legend goes: There was once a man named O’hia who was deeply in love with a lady named Lehua. Pele, the goddess of fire or the goddess of volcano had met O’hia and wanted him for herself. She made several advances and he continued to refuse her advances, for he only had eyes for Lehua. This…
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Seattle, Washington
3/29/2015 I landed at SeaTac, walked off the plane with a smile on my face. I immediately heard Alice in Chains playing on the speakers. Yup I knew I was in Seattle. I’m honestly not sure what to make of this place. To me, it’s enemy territory being a Niners fan. However, it seems like the city is still finding its’ identity. I’m not talking about the 12th man here, I’m talking about everytime I walked out to explore I kept thinking I was in San Francisco. Luckily for me, the 5 days I spent here (for work), it didn’t rain. I did get coffee and got a dose of…
