Messages from Big Island, Hawaii, in Japanese and English
With stiffness on my shoulders again, I went to the beach.
Nobody was in the water when I arrived, so I asked the guard on the beach, “Is there any shark today?” He said, ”No”. So I jumped into the water. I saw a very crowded school of fish below me! So many small fish were sticking together and swimming in a group at the shallow water area! The wave was a little rough. After playing in the water for a while, I got out of the water, and saw one big shade swimming in the shallow area! Luckily, it was not a shark. As I imagined, it was a big turtle! He stuck out his head above the water once in a while. I thought turtles usually swim slowly. He was swimming along the coast line. I walked along it and tried to jump into the water and swim with him. However, he was so fast and I could not catch up with him. I gave up. I drove back home. I felt, “Well, I am getting more relaxed and enjoying driving!” I was happy, humming my favorite music melody, and opened the door. Then, “OOOOOUCH!!!” I felt a sharp and strong pain on my finger! I thought I hit a nail or something. I looked back and saw a big bee!! (I do not think it had a yellowish part of the body.) I felt lasting and deep pain! I have never had this kind of yacky and unpleasant experience! I was screaming and sucked on the stung part on my finger by my mouth, and quickly wondered it was a good idea or not. Later my boss told me unless you have experienced boy and girl scouts training and know how to suck it out, it could make it worse. If you do not know how, you could push the poison into deeper in your body. I was yelling hard to the bee which was still there outside. I quickly called my husband at work. He gave some tips what to do. My pain was already going away, so we did not worry. I emailed to my boss. He worried and called me. He explained about bees and wasps and tried to figure out which one stung me and whether I am ok. Thanks to his call, we continued talking about our coming event. I could share brainstorming ideas. We had a productive talk. I realized I need to learn more about nature here. Big Island is a very nature-oriented place. The island has amazing wild nature. We have lots of wild animals such as sharks, whales, bees, lizards, all kinds of bugs, frogs, chickens, pigs, goats, owls, parrots and all kinds of beautiful birds, and lots of cockroaches too. I need more knowledge about animals here so that I would not get freaked out when I come across them. Comments are closed.
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An Interpreter for JCU Archives
April 2021
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