Pearl Harbor

As soon as I decided to join Teach For America and move to Hawai'i, the one thing I was most excited about was visiting Pearl Harbor, which is something I have wanted to do for a long time.

It's such a beautiful place that it's impossible to fully comprehend the tragedy that happened there. The memorial receives about 4,500 visitors each day, and though I left before 8 AM, it took me a few hours to get to the actual memorial. First, I visited the museum and did the audio tour, and of course, took some pictures. When you arrive, you get a ticket that tells you what time your tour is. Mine was at 10:45 AM. We watched a documentary in the theaters, then took boats out to the actual memorial. It was an incredible experience.




Here is my favorite shot: looking upward from inside the memorial is the American flag, flying high.