Out with the cold, in with the blue

Today was our final day on campus and naturally we were greeted with more snow.  Our assignment for today was to come prepared to talk about one of our three topics of interest.  We discussed a great variety of topics including geology, food, traditions, and language to name a few. Our papers helped to get us thinking about what kinds of things we can expect to see and learn about in Hawaii.  We will be able to gain valuable knowledge through primary sources as well as utilizing public libraries.  Many of the items on the agenda should also be very informative to the class as a whole.

We talked about some of the last minute logistics of the travel scheduled for tomorrow and made sure everyone was on the same page.  We will find out how many "fluffy bunnies" we have in the class tomorrow morning when we are catching our bus at 5:45 AM.  After that we will be settling in for a long day of travel.  Fortunately we will be able to look forward to the warm weather ahead even though rain is expected. 

I am personally looking forward to all of the great scenery and all of the amazing learning opportunities we will have.  I will have a lot of fun taking tons of pictures along the way too!  I can't wait to try all of the different kinds of foods, especially the fruit, and of course some tasty spam.

Matt Benson
Junior Athletic Training Major
Grand Rapids, Minnesota