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J1 in Hawaii?

  • 05-12-2008 9:04pm
    #1
    Diarmsquid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    A few friends and I are considering doing the J1 in Hawaii.
    I was just wondering if anyone has done this before and if you could tell me of your experience.

    Did you feel it was a good place to spend a summer?
    Was work and accommodation easy to find?
    Is there much of a nightlife?
    Is the under-21 rule avoidable?

    and if you have any suggestions or advice, I'd REALLY appreciate it.

    The main thing I'm worried about is that I'll get a bit bored after a while. It's a place I'd always love to see, but I dunno about spending a whole summer there.
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  • #2
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,225 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    BastardPrince wrote: »
    i was in Maui 2 summers ago, absolutely loved it! very expensive though. i would agree with what kifi says. although there are jobs there if you want it, i just didnt want to work in a cold stone or somewhere like that. ended up working in hard rock.

    came back about 7k in debt but it was my last whole summer off so i was a bit extravagant and I only earned about 1k coz i didn't want t work much! you could probably do it for half what i spent and earn more a lot money if you want. iirc some of the girls with us saved a few grand by the end of the summer.
    BastardPrince wrote: »
    HA! too sober!! in Lahaina in Maui there really is only a 2/3 places to go out, clubs arent great (i think there is only 1) it was mainly house parties and beach parties every night. also there was a few GREAT camping trips and a good weekend in Oahu (only 50 euro return) also you can get a boat over to the other islands and have a session over there.
    i think we were boozing 65 nights in a row or something!!

    in Maui you WILL need someone with a full licence and be willing to rent a car. we probably spent 6/7 grand on cars over the summer between the 12 of us. you can rent a jeep wrangler for a $5 a day somewhere (we couldn't find where) over the 3 months but that is your best bet.

    Oh and I got one hangover in the whole summer, it's too hot. used to go to be about 3/4am and be pi$$ed. I would then wake at 8 feeling fresh as a daisy!

    Finally for the first 2 weeks, until we acclimatised, we were having 2/3 showers a day its so hot!

    it was the much better than my J1 to San Fran where i stayed in a Frat House....


    check out some more:
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055194715


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