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[hi-juju]

DELAYED UPDATES: POST-GRAD LYFE SPAM

HI EVERYONE! So I’m adjusting to my post-grad lyfe back in SF and I’ve got plenty of time on my hands so I decided to bombard you all with posts/photos/reflections of my time in Hawaiʻi. Even though the program ended in July, I still think a lot about the things I’ve learned and how it resonates with my life back home, my overall college experience, and the events that are going on around the world right now. 

While we’re at it, APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for Summer 2015, and trust me, you don’t want to miss out on the chance of learning from the renowned P. ROD! Program is on a first come, first serve basis, apply before all the spots fill up! Check out the program details on the UCLA IEO website. 

[hi-juju]

ʻIolani Palace Tour

When we had our tour at ʻIolani Palace, I seewear the tour guide told us more about how she assumed that "we would be having breakfast with King Kalākaua" at this time back then and their extravagant parties rather than the illegal overthrow  of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.

When you go on museum and cultural tours, it's always to be critical about what the tour guides choose to inform you about. Curators and tour guides shape how you understand the significance of a historical landmark, period in history, etc. and it's crucial to reflect on the information that they feed to you, and what they choose to leave out. 

This tour was decent, but I would've felt more satisfied by learning about how the U.S. military and foreign business interests forced King Kalākaua to sign a constitution that stripped him of his power, turned him into a figure head symbol instead, and then overthrew Queen Liliʻuokalani's monarchy and the entire sovereign kingdom. All this was done illegally in both U.S. AND international law. It was a joint resolution, THERE WAS NO TREATY. 

BAM TOUR GUIDE! With all due respect, I would've appreciated your tour so much more if you kept it real with us and told us about the shady stuff that REALLY went down in the palace. I mean it's cool and all that the King threw dope parties, but they eventually got rolled anyways...

[hi-juju]

TONS OF UPDATES COMIN UP SOON!

As I'm reaching the last two days of the program, I realized that I have tons of drafts that I haven't posted yet and seriously the last two weeks have been so jam-packed with field trips and straight up DECONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE. I apologize for the hiatus, but long days of class, excursions, and service learning trips have taken up lots of my energy, but all of it has also contributed greatly to my educational and personal reflections during this travel study trip. 

I like to take the time to making my posts meaningful and informative so I try to put my very best efforts into them! Please stand by and stay posted on my field trip reviews, class discussions, and conversations with a variety of influential folks on the Island. Don't forget to learn and share, thanks ya'll!