~:[CH14 - Day 258]:~ Beauty Unimagined

 
~:[CH14 - Day 258]:~ Beauty Unimagined

The beauty of taking students places is when they get to see things they are in awe of or could never have imagined. As we looked out at the beautiful turquoise sea, I loved how they soaked in one final glance of a place they got to enjoy for the past few days. While the trip is quite short, it was definitely worth it to explore and to experience what the island has to offer. The world provides an education they cannot get elsewhere as it's filled with history, science, math and more. As they begin to wander around the globe, they truly get a real life example of the many things they've learned over their lifetime. The world is a classroom that is often unrivaled and seeing them soak it all in is a beauty unimagined - it's real. We didn't need to use our imagination in this case, as they each got to walk through something that they may never have thought they'd get to experience. While some have come to Hawaii before, those who didn't got to enjoy a series of incredible sites and experiences that I hope they'll never forget. It was a little sad to depart and while I was looking forward to being home and sleeping in my own bed, I also knew I would miss watching the athletes engaged in experience after experience. I am truly blessed to be able to do what I do and this weekend was another reason to be forever grateful. I hope that we can all find something in our lives that has this type of beauty, one where the richness of the experiences grows as time passes by as you begin to appreciate it even more with the passing of time.