19 January 1886

Slowly, but surely I am beginning to find my way in Hawaii. I have not gained a huge respect for these ghosts living around me, but I am starting to understand how they work here in America. I recently became sick and am being forced to stay in bed. The plantation ghosts told me to go see a doctor, but I told them that they are not capable of curing my illness. They started to laugh at me as if I had told a joke. I could not guess what was so funny. Then the plantation ghosts tried to explain to me about what a doctor’s job is. But what I meant was that I probably had too much ‘yin’ in my body, so instead I needed to get special Chinese herbs to cleanse and restore the balance within myself. I’m already beginning to feel better, but I have not fully regained my strength back yet. I am still planning on going back to the fields tomorrow. I can not afford to waste my time in bed, no matter how much pain I must endure.