Today
was another beautiful Hawaiian day with plenty of sunshine. We left early in
the morning and went straight to Pearl Harbor.
On the way our great driver, Rhonda, told us more about the actual history of
the port, and just a little bit about the dramatic attack, as we had an organized
tour with a guide on the USS Missouri. When we arrived at the battleship we
split up in two groups. One group did volunteer work: cleaning the handrails on
one side of the ship, while the other group followed the guide. After that we
switched.
From
there we left to grab a quick lunch, and drove to the USS Arizona. There we
watched a movie with actual footage of the attack and then went on a boat which
took us to the memorial site. The memorial was built above the battleship that
sank, which is still visible from the memorial. Standing on the ship that sank
was pretty intense, especially after looking at the wall with all the names of
the people that died in the ship, and still remain there. Over all it was the
most serious day of the whole week, but also one of the most interesting, as we
did learn a lot more than what they teach us in history class.
After
leaving the memorial we had a drive home which was fun, as every country had to
sing their national anthem. Some were completely new to me, and others I had
heard of, but all of them were interesting to listen to. Even though I didn’t understand
a word…
The
rest of the day was just relaxing: laying on the beach, going shopping, or
sitting in the pool to cool down.
In
the evening we went to Mac 24/7, a restaurant in Waikiki,
which had great Macaroni and Cheese, but also Chicken Teriyaki and
Cheeseburger.
The rest
of the night most of us went walking up and down the main road and spending all
of the money that was left on food and other important things.
After
the daily meeting in the lobby we all went to bed, tired and exhausted, but
also relaxed, still enjoying the short time we have left in Hawaii, sadly.
Aloha
for now for another great day in paradise!
Alexander
Voigt
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