👋 Aloha friends,
Just a few short weeks ago, I was on Maui during the first of the back-to-back Kona Low storms that caused widespread flooding across the state of Hawaii.
It was one of the most intense storms I’ve experienced in my lifetime. If there's a silver lining, it's that the community has come together yet again and that has been incredibly inspiring.
One of these efforts is a direct aid website called Storm Kokua. It houses a centralized list of vetted fundraisers, currently helping 274 families across four islands. You can read through the stories individually, or donate to the overall fund, which gets distributed across the fundraisers.
Since leaving Maui, I’ve been crossing the continent by train using another Amtrak USA Rail Pass, which has allowed me to travel coast-to-coast three times in just the past few weeks alone.
Over the past year, I've now been through 39 states via Amtrak, without flights and with minimal car travel.
There’s something about traveling this way that makes you slow down and notice more, and I've enjoyed getting to know the people I've met along the way as well.
I’ll be sharing more from these journeys (plus iconic foods to try, where to stay and general tips for train travel) in the coming weeks.
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