Day 4, 15th of March - North Shore, Surfing Class and Polynesian Culture Center.

Today, we went to the North Shore. After a bus ride with probably the funniest bus driver we've ever seen, we experienced our first rain in Hawaii. We arrived in Haleiwa, worried about the weather, but it turned out fine. Everyone was really excited. For a lot of us, this would be our first time surfing. We got devided into three groups of 15 people. Each group rode the waves for around an hour. In the meantime the others were hanging out at the beach. It was a great experience for all of us. The lucky ones were even able to say « hi » to some turtles.

Our next stop was the Polynisian Culture Center in Laie. We got three hours of free time were we could explore the different cultures of the polynisian islands. It was so much fun ! Hawaiian people are so open minded, friendly and entertaining.

Around 5 o'clock we finally got our dinner. We did not really have lunch, we just stopped by a super market, so everyone had been looking forward to that. Especially because we knew it was going to be a big buffet. (Exchange students have good appetite as you may know.)

Sadly, on our way back, we did not have Tiny (the funny guy who drove us there) as our bus driver. He was just hilarious. We got back around 8 o'clock and had free time until 10.30 pm. Most of us went out to Waikiki or relaxed in the hotel.

We had another awesome day in a paradise called Hawaii.

By Juliette (France), Hannah (Norway) and Ramona (Germany).