aui. Which I slept the whole way through. After arriving at the airport with my journey completed. I called the hotel shuttle and was off to my place of lodging for the night. Jan. 4th 2001 Arrival at the Maui islander.After a very restful night of sleep I awoke with some things that needed to be accomplished. First I had to call home before it got to late in New York. I had to let my family know I arrived safely and every thing was ok. Then I checked out of my room and went back to the airport to catch a different shuttle to the Maui Islander where I would be staying for my internship. The shuttle ride was very cool. On one side of the van there was the ocean, boats, waves, birds; then on the other side were Maui’s high mountain peaks that lay hidden in the clouds. The arrival at the islander led to some confusion. The room I was to be staying in was not yet ready for any one to be moved in. Then there were some matters that the OMI staff had to contend with as far as accommodations and who would be sleeping in which rooms. None of this was going to be settled until three o’clock. Looking at my watch it is only 1:30. I decided to go for a walk around town and see what this small town of Lahaina had to offer. I arrived on Front Street to discover a number of shops, mainly tourist oriented, restaurants, galleries of local artists and even a tattoo parlor. I should probably stay away from there lest I may be tempted to give in to the temptation of getting inked before I come home. I wondered back to the hotel around 2:25 and waited around a little bit until things were ready to move into my room. After I moved in I relaxed, watched a little TV, and at around 7:00pm I decided to go get some thing to eat and have another look around the town. Came back to the room and read my book for a little while and then feel asleep on the sofa bed. Jan. 5th 2001 The internship begins.The day started with a lecture at 10:...
