pic: Reason #893 to go to the 2009 Hawaii Regional

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

So how long did you actually get to enjoy HI? I mean how long were you actually out of the competition?

I can't remember a time we actually got to enjoy the place we were competing in. Usually we get into the venue early, work/compete all day, find something to eat, go back to the hotel exhausted, sleep... Repeat...

Our team didn't really like the idea of taking a 4+ hour plain flight just to see another gym...

But it sounds like it was lots of fun.

We arrived the Tuesday night before the event and left the Tuesday night after. We visited Diamondhead, Manoa Falls, Pearl Harbor, and a few other really interesting places.

The week of the actual competition was our spring break, so we ended up missing 3 days of school (Monday-Wednesday of the following week).

Honestly, the Hawaii Regional was the best regional I've ever attended. All the people down there, though most of them were rookies really get FIRST. There was such a positive atmosphere everywhere.