Among life’s moments, some of my favorite are when I meet other local people. I can only remember one time when I met another local that it was awkward. I was walking through campus one day and saw a local girl sitting on the lawn. I approached her and introduced myself, asked where she was from and sure enough she was from Oahu. We ended up knowing a lot of the same people, but the entire time, I felt like she was thinking, “What a freak?”
The crazy thing is that I do that with lots of people. Even if they’re not local…usually locals are the best response. She must have been having a bad day.
Anyways, I love connecting with other locals online as well. I began following someone on twitter yesterday (it was in relation to advertising and I wasn’t even looking for other hawaiian tweeters), and I posted something about Hawaii. She sent me a private message telling me that she was from Hawaii as well.
Don’t ask me why, but it’s a satisfying feeling to know that you’re connected to one more local out there, and there are other “locals” in the same boat as I am.
If you’re a local, or even if you’re not, I’d love to get to know you better. Leave me a comment, drop me a line at the email address listed on my contact page, find me on twitter, or look me up on facebook. Either way, I’d love to connect. Aloha!
