Today is September 21st. Most of us have been back on the mainland for many months now. Yet, here we are spending time together. We've come a long when since we've been back. Iden is the drum major for the best college marching band in the nation. Abbie has been to India and back again. Priyanka spent time working with hyenas in South Africa. We've had jobs and lost them. Gone on trips, gone to parties, and started school again. But there's something about our friendships that haven't changed. When I walk into a room and see just one of our group members, I'm filled with the love and overwhelming excitement I felt on the top of Haleakala. When all 12 of us are together, I practically explode. And when it's all 16 of us, it's like we're in Kahului again, and there's very little I wouldn't give to be back there with you all. But Ann Arbor will have to do, at least until some of you leave for places like Spain, South Africa, or this unfamiliar thing called "graduation" that four of us are destined for. Through it all we'll always have the three weeks we spent in Maui and I'm grateful for that. If you're reading this blog, you clearly have too much time on your hands or you're crying because you miss our trip. Either way, here's what I have to say to you- I love you. And if you're a parent of one of my group members- I love you too, for taking part in creating the lives of 12 of the most fabulous people on this planet. Trust me, I've met everyone on the planet and they don't compare. So, I leave you with this, dahil sayo, ikaw at ikaw rin...
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