Aloha!
08/26/07 | Maui | 0 Comments
I just wanted to throw out a quick word to say that I made it to Maui in one piece (though I think I left my butt in Fort Worth, Texas!)...!!!
It’s the end of my second day on the island, and I couldn’t be having more fun. Yesterday was a traveling day (like I said in another entry, about 14 hours!), and settling into my room. Maui is SIX hours behind Boston, so you can imagine how tired I was. I actually wasn’t able to fall asleep until about 9:30 Maui time, which is about 3:30AM Boston time… Ouch! But, that meant I was able to wake up at 7AM this morning and enjoy a full day. I’ll definitely have to post some pictures when I get back, because the ocean here is absolutely stunning. I’m not a sun guy, at ALL, and yet I laid on a beach chair for about an hour and a half today, just watching the waves. Sounds sort of cliche, but it was so relaxing.
At about 5:30 we had our Retreat Orientation, where the organizers told us about the retreat and introduced us to all of the “teachers”. They even had a native Hawiian come in and bless the retreat for us with some beautiful chanting. Then they served us dinner up on the roof of one of the sections of the resort, and Gary actually invited me to eat at his table. I had (surprisingly) already made friends with two other writers by that point and brought them over to Gary’s table as well, where he had assembled a number of people who are going to be in his class. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I had. Being writers, it was a little awkward at first, but then the wine started to flow and everybody opened up real nice!
So, tomorrow begins the retreat, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Gary was complimenting my work at dinner, and made me blush considerably (which was an accomplishment, considering my cheeks were already red from the sun and the wine!). The other writers seem like a really enjoyable bunch, and I can’t wait to get started.
I’d love to write more, but it’s costing me $.65/minute to write this, so I have to go...!
Until next…
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