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5:50Now PlayingIDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls High School graduate wanted to share her experience of living in Hawaii with the world by creating a video.
She had no idea it would go viral in just a few days with over four million views on Twitter.
London Watkins, 18, says she had two options when she graduated in June: Stay in Idaho for college or move to Hawaii to pursue her education at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
“That kind of seems like an obvious option to want to go to Hawaii so I packed my bags and I moved,” Watkins says.
When she got there, she didn’t know anyone but made four friends that are highlighted in her video story.
“We clicked instantly. We became best friends, which was so fun,” Watkins says.
The video depicts the adventures she and her friends had like hiking, cliff jumping and evenings at the beach.
Watkins says she didn’t expect the video to explode overnight as it was mainly posted for those close to her to see.
“It was basically just for my friends and my family to share the good experiences that I had over in Hawaii,” Watkins says. “Before I even went to Hawaii I kind of had the idea in my head that I wanted to make a video once I got there. While I was there, I would just take my camera with me everywhere.”
Watkins spent all semester compiling the clips, and when everything was shot, it took her hours to perfect the cuts. She posted the final version Sunday on Twitter.
(Read more at EastIdahoNews.com )
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