I renewed our Netflix subscription last month and I’ve been doing some catching up. I’m not sure I ever mentioned this but I once belonged to a hula halau (Dance Troupe) in Torrance. It was a great way to unwind after work, was actually a good workout, and was just plain fun. Well, when the foreign film “Hula Girls” came out it intrigued me and I finally got to see it. It’s based on a true story and featured a small group of coal mining daughters who went against the wishes of their parents to learn hula and helped rebuild their dying economy. The Hawaiian Center still exists today and it’s a thriving oasis for tourists who want to escape the cold.

The second movie I just saw was “Run Fatboy Run“. It’s about a lazy hack of a guy who tries to win his true love back by proving he could finish something in life. That something happened to be a marathon, which was what her fiance happened to be training for.  I’m not really doing the plot much justice but it was rather funny and entertaining. With my Half Marathon coming up in April, this movie was a great way to keep me going.

Coincidentally, I just found out that a running friend of mine has joined a halau up here in the Bay Area and I might be checking it out soon.  It’s funny how both running and hula have crossed paths again.