Leaving the Islands, and Back to the Mainland

Cute little me with my friends. My sister insisted on being in the picture.

Sadly, all good things eventually come to an end. 
   Hawaii was the same. My mom completed her year that she got in BYU of Hawaii. It was time, sadly, to move back to the mainland. I was really sad, although you could not guess by the "good bye" picture above. Those kids above were my friends on the playground. I wish I knew who they were now, but interesting enough, I don't know a  lot of people from those days. I do have some friends from living in Hawaii now. But, I do wish I was able to keep in touch with more of those friends. And I always have wanted to return. 
  I was sad to go back to the mainland. One of the things I noticed the first time I came back was the rain smelled... Well after living in Hawaii, the rain anywhere else was stinky. 
 And the rain was cold. I missed the warm rain. It was magical in Hawaii.
Fresh Coconuts was another thing I missed on the mainland. 
 Below is a picture of me sharing with Izumi's little brother.

I told you I was cute!

We arrived in the mainland in May. I felt like I was in a foreign land. Everything was so strange for me. We were back in Provo, Utah and I found myself in shock in a new school and with just a few days left for the summer. I was so homesick. 
 I was asked to talk about Hawaii when I was in my class. I was asked all kinds of questions, like, "Do they speak English there?" but one person asked me, "Do they have Fruit Loops there?" now that was the question that sealed the deal with my friend, Heather. We became inseparable from that point on. Heather and I were best friends.