This coming June, Robin and I will get a chance to return to Hawaii. We are hoping to get a chance to retrace the steps of Robin's grandmother, Ruth Rinker Green. At a very young age, she had the chance to go to Hawaii, from her home in the midwest, to teach the children of the island of Maui.
We are planning on spending some time retracing the steps of where she taught. We are also looking into old public records of who she taught, in order to try to build a story of one teacher's experience in Paradise. In the meantime, we will be sharing other stories with you: some about her and some about us.
Our June 2010 visit will take us to two islands. We are wanting to visit Oahu again, because Robin's dad spent some time there post WW2, waiting to be transferred to Japan, to join other Marines in the post war occupation forces. If grandpa is in the mood, we want to share his stories also (we'll spare you the naughty ones!) His trip ultimately lead him from the comfort of the islands to the Chosin Reservoir, which is the place that the Chinese entered the Korean War.
The trip back to Maui will also be filled with fun. In addition to retracing some roots, we would like to go back to Haleakala. Beside the spiritual experience of being there, I also have a brand new travel book from the National Park Service. The official NPS stamp for Haleakala National Park was printed in 2008, so I am very excited to finally get to place a date/time stamp next to the picture of this beautiful place.
Here is to day's ahead,
Ray Province
Ray Province is a retired minister, and now an IT programmer in the healthcare industry. He also is the owner of The Celtic Ozarkian, a website that chronicles life in the Ozarks. Ray does freelance writing on celtic culture and history, travel, religion, gardening, and information technology issues. You can reach Ray at contactus@celticozarkian.com or @celticozarkian on Twitter
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Mike
2 comments for "Retracing the Steps of a Teacher".
1. I cant wait for you to share this visit with us
Hey Ray, thats pretty cool. I love to dig into my own family past and really enjoy hearing about others family history. I like it especially when there is lots of details. Digging into your family history is like reading a really cool book. You really never know what mystery will be uncovered. I hope you take lots of pictures and video and post it.
2. Looking forward to your adventure
I'm looking forward to experiencing the adventure of retracing Robin's Grandmothers teaching experiences in Maui with Robin and yourself. I imagine it wiill take us all back to a time where the Hawaaian spirit was more prevalant.
I turned your twitter name into a link so people just have to click it and it takes them to it... :) I am now following you on twitter!
I'm glad you and Robin are here with us, have a safe trip and we will all look forward to hereing about your adventures..
Mahalo...