By: Trilby Kite The trip to Hawaii was one of the best experiences I have had in my entire life. I went into this trip with no expectations of how it might go. I just trusted that I was going to be open-minded and willing to try and learn new things, and that is exactly … Read more about this article
Today was the final day in Hawaii, however the group still had activities plan for that day! We started off the day by going shopping for one last time. Then we all decided to go get lunch. The group decided to split up and go to two different places. One group got tacos another group … Read more about this article
Aloha!Welcome to day 6 in Hawaii! Today the group traveled to Chozen-Ji.Here our guide Lily gave us a tour of temple. Everything was extremely beautiful! It was a peaceful ambience throughout the entire property. We learned about Tanouye Tenshin, who studied martial arts and Sun’Tsu. In 1972, he co-founded Chozen-Ji and he started zen training … Read more about this article
On Day 5 the group traveled to the Hawaiian Plantation Village. The Plantation village grows sugar cane. Our tour guide Michi showed the group around the village where it had a few historic homes and equipment used in the farm. It was very interesting to see all the different types of homes and ethnicities that … Read more about this article
Another beautiful day in Hawaii! The group started off their day at Izumo Taishakyo Shrine. Our guide for today was Christine Walters. Christine provided an introduction and overview about each temple and shrine the group visited. Brought some little bags with good luck charms in them. Each bag meant a different thing. You could buy … Read more about this article
Starting off the day right with a beautiful sunrise. A few dark clouds were in the way but the colors were gorgeous. When the sun rose up we began our day with a Tai Chi lesson. Slower movements are the best movements for the body! There was also some local art for sale. A few … Read more about this article
Our second day in Hawaii was an unstructured free day. Many of us started the day with Kona coffee for breakfast! Then everyone went the the local ABC Store for more souvenirs. Then after everyone had their coffee and finished shopping everyone changed for the beach! Everyone was extremely excited! The water was absolutely beautiful … Read more about this article
GCU students and faculty started off their day at the airport, greeted by their tour guide Heaven. Once everyone was settled, everyone went on a bus tour with Heaven and the bus driver Josh aka Bearded turtle! The group saw the King Kamehameha Statue and the Lolanti palace. They also visited the Aloha Tower. Afterwards … Read more about this article
Aloha! After an extremely long and exhausting 11 hour flight from JFK Airport, GCU students and faculty have arrived safely in Honolulu Hawaii! First day itinerary will be posted soon! Mahalo (thank you) 🌈🌺🌞
The countdown has begun! Students and faculty are double checking their suitcases, and making sure they have everything they need. Each of us are very excited to start our Japanese Spirituality journey in Hawaii! Everyone is waiting anxiously for the trip to begin.
