07-22-2006, 09:45 AM
Easygoing,
Are you thinking of moving there or just to visit? Have you been there before?
It is a big switch moving from Portland to Hawaii! I grew up in Lebanon! Then moved from Seattle to Oahu, Hawaii, so the change was hard on me, what is also hard is going back to one of those states in the winter time, I step off the plane and my face/lips cracks. The humidity is so good for the skin, which makes up a pretty big part of the body, so it really helps it along. Then there is the water sports that are good for the body and that salt water really cleans out the sinus' among other things! Plus the fact that Hawaii is *easygoing* and the folks tend to live the longest there, must be some sound reasons behind health, happiness and longevity. Of course there are individuals who have the wrong sceem in their lives for whatever reasons and don't live as long there, because they are stressed out, angry or inherited diseases and so on.
You do get used to it and the body adapts, but is takes some time. In Honolulu when there was no wind in the penthouse on the 28th floor that would usually catch all the breezes for being so high up and with no A/C which is usual for there, I would go to the pool or just fill the tub with cool water and jump in about three times a day and then shower off at night. Plus I was never one to wear so many clothes so that helped to cool me too! you know now they have those neck wraps/ties that they fill with the polomers that swell and hold lots of water and stay cold for hours, so you wear those around your neck after soaking in water and sticking in the freezer and it feels great. I even use those blue gel packs for that here sometimes or for my head and they are just wonderful. Maybe you and I should go into business and make body packs for the folks who come over from The PNW so they can survive it. The humidity is nothing like what it is on the east coast though. When we lived there is twas much worse, couple that with the terrible pollution, groucy folks and freeways clogged with ill tempered drivers, it was nice to leave after enjoying all the uniqness that the area had to offer. Wash. DC and surrounding areas are certainly a nice place to visit but I do not want to live there again. I am in San Antonio now and the folks are as nice as the folks in Hawaii, but I still long for the spiritualness and closeness to nature and the peoples of the islands once again.
You can also check out weather.com besides the good site that Mella posted for more weather comparisons. Just think if you can;t stand the heat there is always living in Volcano, you'd feel right at home!
Aloha,
Lucy
Having another Great day in Paradise, Wherever that Maybe!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLanai
Are you thinking of moving there or just to visit? Have you been there before?
It is a big switch moving from Portland to Hawaii! I grew up in Lebanon! Then moved from Seattle to Oahu, Hawaii, so the change was hard on me, what is also hard is going back to one of those states in the winter time, I step off the plane and my face/lips cracks. The humidity is so good for the skin, which makes up a pretty big part of the body, so it really helps it along. Then there is the water sports that are good for the body and that salt water really cleans out the sinus' among other things! Plus the fact that Hawaii is *easygoing* and the folks tend to live the longest there, must be some sound reasons behind health, happiness and longevity. Of course there are individuals who have the wrong sceem in their lives for whatever reasons and don't live as long there, because they are stressed out, angry or inherited diseases and so on.
You do get used to it and the body adapts, but is takes some time. In Honolulu when there was no wind in the penthouse on the 28th floor that would usually catch all the breezes for being so high up and with no A/C which is usual for there, I would go to the pool or just fill the tub with cool water and jump in about three times a day and then shower off at night. Plus I was never one to wear so many clothes so that helped to cool me too! you know now they have those neck wraps/ties that they fill with the polomers that swell and hold lots of water and stay cold for hours, so you wear those around your neck after soaking in water and sticking in the freezer and it feels great. I even use those blue gel packs for that here sometimes or for my head and they are just wonderful. Maybe you and I should go into business and make body packs for the folks who come over from The PNW so they can survive it. The humidity is nothing like what it is on the east coast though. When we lived there is twas much worse, couple that with the terrible pollution, groucy folks and freeways clogged with ill tempered drivers, it was nice to leave after enjoying all the uniqness that the area had to offer. Wash. DC and surrounding areas are certainly a nice place to visit but I do not want to live there again. I am in San Antonio now and the folks are as nice as the folks in Hawaii, but I still long for the spiritualness and closeness to nature and the peoples of the islands once again.
You can also check out weather.com besides the good site that Mella posted for more weather comparisons. Just think if you can;t stand the heat there is always living in Volcano, you'd feel right at home!
Aloha,
Lucy
Having another Great day in Paradise, Wherever that Maybe!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLanai
Lucy
Having another Great day in Paradise, Wherever that Maybe!
Having another Great day in Paradise, Wherever that Maybe!