When I was a child I studied in this school

And when I grew up I decided that I wanted to be an oceanographer and I went to the university of Vigo, in Galicia

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Afterwards, I decided to go to work to Hawaii (USA)

Hawaii

Spain

My work in Hawaii: Oceanography

I go in a ship every month to collect seawater and then I study microorganisms in the laboratory with a microscope

Hibiscus is the state flower This is the state flag

Big Island

Maui

Molokai

Lanai

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state of the United States of America and it has got seven islands

Nice things to do in Hawaii

Hawaii has got a lot of beaches and beautiful mountains

The volcano in Hawaii

A lot of people go there to see the volcano in Big Island

Animals in Hawaii

There are a lot of great animals in Hawaii: sharks, turtles, dolphins and coral reefs

Hawaiian people

Hawaiian people are very friendly and they have got interesting traditions…

…but they are also very modern

They eat a lot of fish, pork and vegetables. The Kalua pork is a typical dish that they cook in a hole in the ground

What do they eat?

Hawaiian people like surfing and playing the ukelele: a traditional small guitar

More things to do in Hawaii

They use the lei (a collar made of flowers) and the shaka (a sign you make with your hands) to say ALOHA

The lei and the shaka

The hawaiian languageHawaiian English

Aloha Hello

Mahalo Thank you

Hauʻoli lā hanau Happy Birthday

Mele Kalikimaka Merry Christmas

Honolulu, the biggest city in Hawaii

Honolulu has got beaches, big buildings and also a palace because Hawaii was a country with a king and a queen until the 20th century when hawaiian people became american citizens

What else do you want to know about Hawaii?