My plans for the 20% project: I plan on studying, learning, and teaching different things about Hawaiian culture. I will be traveling to Hawaii April 28th, and along the way will be searching to learn different interesting things revolving around The Big Island, where I'll be staying for the following eight days. I plan to answer questions that people may have and educate people on the history of Hawaii. I will also be posting occasional photos and facts on Hawaii onto my tumblr, so check that out as well! http://theheartofhawaii.tumblr.com/
What is the meaning of this project?: There are many different reasons I chose to do my project on teaching about Hawaiian culture and history, one of them being that I have the opportunity to share my experiences and my discoveries with others. I plan to work on this project with my Mentor, which will be my mother. She will be helping me put the project together, as well as sharing the journey with me. We will be participating in many different cultural activities such as my first luau! We will also be exploring the surrounding jungles and visiting historical places.
Why is this worth it?: While spending time in Hawaii, not only will I be learning, but I'll also be able to share what I learned with others, that's the main reason why this project is worthwhile. I'm very excited to portion what I've learned with people and am glad I may be able to help someone make future decisions on visiting there. What I plan to present at the end of this project is a journal on the things I've learned and taught, the people I've met, and the experiences I've had.
What I expect to learn: I expect to learn many different varieties of culture and history on Hawaii, as well as how to work with people and teach things I've researched and learned. This blog will be where I will talk about Hawaii, as well as answer any questions you all may have. I'm very excited to present this when it is all finished. Thank you for taking this journey along side me!
I went to Hawaii for spring break it was amazing! I went to the same island that you'll be going to and if you really want to learn more about the cultural I highly recommend you going to the Polynesian Cultural Center, visiting the BYU Hawaii campus, and taking the Pearl Harbor tour.
ReplyDeleteThese would be such awesome suggestions if she was going to Oahu ;-)
DeleteThis sounds like so much fun! Check out this site: http://www.bigislandguru.com/history--culture.html
ReplyDeleteWow.. this sounds like a fun project! Hawaii is such a neat place.. I got to visit with an ex neighbor last summer and they had Hawaiian friends who invited us to a traditional birthday celebration. They cooked meat in a hole in the ground and covered the hole with all sorts of leaves... quite an interesting place. (: Have fun!
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