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    HAWAII MEMENTOS

    Souvenirs of | Oahu

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    souvenirs of oahu

    1. Honolulu Museum of Art Brochure
    2. Battleship Missouri Memorial Brochure
    3. Hawaiian Airlines eye mask and ear plugs
    4. Sea Sports low volume free dive mask
    5. Deck of vintage print cards for playing in our cabin
    6. Hula girl ornament
    7. Honolulu Museum of Art sticker
    8. Shangri-la paper fan
    9. USS Missouri magnet
    10. USS Bowfin magnet
    11. Seea swimwear tag
    12. Patagonia Haleiwa trucker hat (these things are super comfortable)
    13. The Bus ticket stubs
    14. Map of Malaekahana Beach Campground
    15. Poem excerpt by Rumi, given to me at Shangri-la
    16. Postcard from local art exhibit at HMOFA

    We actually did a lot of shopping while in Oahu, or at least a lot more than we normally do, which is practically none. Since it was our first time back in the US since moving to Korea we kind of spent a lot of time roaming around Target and Nordstrom Rack, amazed at all the recognizable products we could buy. While in Hawaii, we also stocked up hippie foods and products that we haven’t been able to find or have shipped to Korea. As for real souvenirs, we purchased our usual magnet and ornament and I found a trucker hat at the Patagonia store in Haleiwa. I’m not really sure I’m trucker hat material but this one actually fit my head so I bought it. The rest of the stuff is just random stuff I can’t seem to stop collecting on any given trip.

    I don’t know why I enjoy creating and looking at collections of souvenirs so much. Maybe because individually each little memento or scrap of paper holds little meaning, yet when combined together they form an almost three-dimensional snapshot of our trip. Instead of a million photos, this singular image of a hodgepodge of collected items totally sums it all up in as few words as possible. Maybe instead of posting photos dragged out over weeks of blog posts, months (years, even!) after the fact, I should stick to just posting one photo just like this.  I find the thought of an album filled with one photo from each trip strangely appealing.

    This concludes the Hawaii posts! For now! And it only took me nearly a year after the fact. Augh. I still have a video that I’m sure will take me another couple of years to compile so keep your eyes peeled five years into the future. We now return to our regularly scheduled posts on daily life…

  • JAPAN MEMENTOS

    Souvenirs of | Japan

    A few souvenirs picked up and pilfered along the way. We're not huge souvenir people to begin with. Knowing my hoarding tendencies we stick with small collectibles like ornaments (or things…

  • MEMENTOS

    SOUVENIRS OF SUMMER

    This summer's souvenirs represent all the time spent with family -- digging for rocks at Lake Lanier, coming up with silly games with my nieces and nephews, and lots of home…

  • MEMENTOS SAN FRANCISCO

    Souvenirs From SF

    A few souvenirs from our trip to san francisco, including Tintype portraits, $150 per couple, PhotoboothSF / Painted Lady Ornament, $8, Chinatown / Assorted Pig Stamps, $2-5, Mai Do Stationery /…