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Brisbane Grinds: Max Brenner

Brisbane Grinds: Max Brenner

After walking along South Bank for a few hours and playing on their wonderful playground, we decided we wanted something to satiate out sweet tooth. Look no further than Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man. Upon entering you could immediately tell that they take chocolate very seriously. Everything oozed of chocolate, from the decor, to the smells, to the giant chocolate mixers. If there was a chocolate heaven, this would be it. To start, I had a cappuccino in…

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Brisbane Grinds: Indian Mehfil

Brisbane Grinds: Indian Mehfil

For many of us, half the fun of traveling is finding new places to eat that you don’t normally get at home. When we were planning our Brisbane, Australia trip, my dad read somewhere that there is a large Indian population in Brisbane so the food there is authentic and very tasty. Of course, we are always down for a good Indian meal so we walked just a few blocks from the Queen Street Mall to Indian Mehfil and got…

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LA Grinds: Zankou Chicken

LA Grinds: Zankou Chicken

On a recent trip to LA, on our way to the Getty Museum, my friend Will and I were looking for a place to eat and we stumbled upon Zankou Chicken. It boasts Mediterranean cuisine and it got pretty good reviews. Of course, if you have the word chicken in the name of your restaurant you gotta try the chicken (although they do serve other meats and vegetarian options as well). We ordered the quarter chicken plate which, in addition…

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Oahu Hikes: Likeke Falls

Oahu Hikes: Likeke Falls

If you’re like most American families, one of your New Year’s resolutions is to be more active in the new year. Of course, like most American families it’s taken us two months to get started (disclaimer: I have no hard evidence to prove this but I’m pretty sure we’re an average American family). So on one recent Saturday our family along with several others braved the wet muddy ground in search of an easy waterfall hike. And, when I say…

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Let’s-a-go!

Let’s-a-go!

Recently, my sister came home to visit from Cleveland, Ohio. Since we only see her maybe a few times a year, we decided to go on a sibling trip to Tokyo, Japan! This was our first ever sibling trip and what fun we had. Sara-Anne read somewhere that you could ride go-karts in costume on the streets of Tokyo and that was our main priority during our trip. I must say, after spending a few hours on these four wheeled…

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Tuesdays with Ralph

Tuesdays with Ralph

I first met Pastor Ralph as a second grader when my mom started attending a new church in town Hope Chapel Kaneohe. Little did I know at the time, this nice man, who let us call him Ralph (not Pastor Ralph, not Uncle Ralph, just Ralph), would 20 years later become my friend and my boss. A few weeks ago, we said good-bye to him and his wife Pastor Ruby as they left Hawaii after 34 years of ministry in…

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1, 2, 1, 2, This is Just a Test, 1, 2, 1, 2 This is Just. A. Test.

1, 2, 1, 2, This is Just a Test, 1, 2, 1, 2 This is Just. A. Test.

Like many others living in Hawaii, I was awoken by an emergency alert on my iPhone. Really, the only other time I get these alerts are for flash flood warnings, so the first thing I did was check outside to see if it was raining. Seeing another beautiful day in paradise, I checked my phone and saw this message: Not knowing exactly what to do, I jumped up and tried to find the remote control to turn on the TV….

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Hello? Is This Thing On?

Hello? Is This Thing On?

So 2018 has arrived and it feels like it’s been forever since I’ve been on here (actually it’s been around 10 months since my last post so basically forever). What’s been going on in the world since we’ve last talked? We’ve been on lots of adventures both big and small and we’ve eaten tons of really great food. Hopefully in the upcoming months, I’ll be able to share with you some glimpses of the great year that was 2017. Last…

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The Story of a Heart

The Story of a Heart

A few weeks ago, my grandmother was admitted to the hospital (she’s since been discharged and is back at home). Of course, we were all concerned for her health and wanted to stop by to see how she was doing. Unfortunately, she was in the ICU for several days and children under 13 weren’t allowed to visit. For a school assignment, Slugger made a heart and asked us to give it to Ma the next time we saw her. We…

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My Favorite Kind of Science Experiment

My Favorite Kind of Science Experiment

As most of you already know, I am a huge sucker for ice cream. You never have to twist my arm to venture to a new (or any, for that matter) creamery. So after a recent dinner, my family wanted to try Lucy’s Lab Creamery in Kakaako. Although they have been around for a few years, for whatever reason, I hadn’t visited yet so of course, why put it off any longer? The sign that beckons you to ice cream…

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