For our wedding, we received an air freshener called “Clean Linen” by White Barn Candle Company. Mykala plugged it in today, and I realized that 5 years ago, someone (Dan McKeown?) in the dorms at St. Thomas had an air freshener that had the exact same scent.

So, according to my limited memory from my neuroscience course (ha, irony!), olfactory (scent) memories are quite intense, due to the proximity of olfactory neurons to the emotionally-intense limbic system. Soo, this scent is dredging up these fond, weirdly conflicted college dorm transition memories while I am simultaneously feeling these newly wed making-a-house-a-home transition feelings.

It’s a smell-powered memory-circle.

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Mykala: “Maui onion rings with banana ketchup!”
Alex: “Sounds delicious!”
Mykala: “Sounds like a toot storm.”

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Locals hang out and surf, grill, and camp at many spots along the coast.

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This is a view after we didn’t quite make it to Hana and turned back along the road.

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This is the Eucalyptus deglupta tree, also known as the Rainbow Eucalyptus.

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An example of the seemingly precarious roads on the way to Hana, Maui.

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This is one of the scenic overlooks on the road to Hana in Maui. It’s a 4 hour scenic drive over narrow, winding roads skirting the cliffs. Crazy-wonderful views. We didn’t make it all the way to Hana, but the roads we did take were dramatic and beautiful.

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More fun on the otherworldly-nice beach in front of Mama’s Fish House.

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