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Hawaii Minimester Jigsaw Puzzle: 500 Pieces Difficulty Level: Hard This box contains: 10 students, 2 instructors, and 1 van Recommended: Ages 18+ Caution: Reference and instructions not included Our Hawaii Minimester is comparable to a jigsaw puzzle as each person, place, and memory represents an individual puzzle piece. As our program draws to a close, I’d like to take a moment to look back on the past month on all of our different puzzle pieces that have created o… Read more

Aloha everyone! O’ Reeve Warner kou inoea. I’m from Calgary Alberta Canada. I’m currently writing this to you as I sit beneath the stars in Volcanoes National Park. We just got back from seeing the red glow of a volcano with people who were once strangers, who are now the people I would consider my family. I graduated from high school in 2021 in the middle of a pandemic. I felt extremely lost after high school and wondered if I had made the right decision by deciding to … Read more

Aloha everyone! Let’s start with an introduction. My name is Jess Hall, and I’m from Virginia. After spending high school cycling competitively, I decided to take my first semester off from starting college and embark on this adventure, which has ultimately been one of the best choices I’ve ever made. At this point, I’m just under a month into my time here in Hawaii, and it’s been a life changing experience. If I were to tell you about every impactful moment that I’ve h… Read more