Submitted by Julia Kausel on the 2022 winter session program in Hawaii sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences…
Aloha! This week in Hawaii, we travelled all over Oahu. My favorite part of this week has been visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center. The center did a great job of teaching guests about the culture of the Polynesian Islands as well as doing it in a fun and engaging way. I really enjoyed walking around to all of the different islands and seeing how differently each of their cultures developed. I wasn’t expecting for the experience to be as interactive as it was, but many of the staff members at the Center called people on stage to actively participate in games and activities related directly to the culture of the island.
I am very grateful to have been able to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center, gaining a better understanding of how the culture used to be, and how it has developed today. It definitely gives me a lot of insight and understanding about differences of culture going into the next week on the program.
