'Oluwalu Cultural Reserve: Our First Camping Trip

Our third week of working together was spent camping at the 'Oluwalu Cultural Reserve. After only knowing each other for three short weeks we were put together with the Maui Team A (aka Maui Souljahz). This week was spent in the lo'i, doing various things like weeding and clearing the patches. We also pulled the taro out, cleaned it and eventually made a batch of delicious poi. After preparing the patches we planted the huli as well.

Oh, and the girls had a mud fight.

There were definitely loads of laughs and a myriad of memorable moments made at this camp. But another aspect that really made this first camping trip amazing was that we all began to open up to each other. Before we were all a bit afraid or maybe a little shy to show the weird sides of ourselves. But this camping trip kind of forced it out occasionally and that mud fight is something the girls will not forget easily.