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1. Convincing your friends that they're called "slippers", not flip flops
2. Packing too many tank tops and not enough jackets
3. Trying to convince your friends that SPAM tastes good!
4. Getting used to speaking "proper English" after years of speaking Pidgin
5. Trying to understand how daylight savings time works
6. Using the weather app on your phone for the first time
7. The ridiculous price of airfare during Christmas break
8. Trying to remember the names of your new classmates
9. Introducing your parents to a new girl/boy you met through facetime
10. Trying to find a friend to split the costs of a storage locker over summer
11. Overusing the statement, "I'm from Hawaii", as your cool fact
12. Freaking out when you meet another person from Hawaii in your class
13. Getting random burning desires for poke bowls and loco mocos
14. Getting homesick every time you see pictures of the beach on TV
15. Spending hundreds of dollars at bed, bath, and beyond
16. Gaining weight from trying all these new fast food chains
17. Adapting to the culture of your new friends
18. Realizing that all summer internships are in-state
19. Being far from all your new friends during summer
20. Going home with your roommate over Thanksgiving and Spring Break
21. Arguing with your friends that Hawaii is the best place in the world
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