At long last... the Fiji update!

My apologies for not updating sooner... the world became a very hectic place on my return to the US. Hopefully this entry will bring some (brief) closure to my trip.

I DO plan to keep this blog operational, as a pseudo-journal and as a way to keep in touch with many of you that I don't see regularly.

The majority of my time in Fiji was spent on a bus tour - much like the one I did in New Zealand - around the perimeter of the main island. Over the course of about 3.5 days, I

~went sand-boarding down a 45-degree dune
~drank kava (which tastes like tingly mud) with lots of local villagers
~climbed a remote mountain - and saw a (dead) 8-inch millipede!
~went long-boating down the longest river in Fiji
~snorkeled off the remote coast of Volivoli Beach
~had a tour of the restless & poor Fijian capital, Suva
~bathed in hot mud pools
~jumped off a 20-foot waterfall

Perhaps the best part of the journey was meeting fellow traveler Jenna Hazeldine, a Brit in my tour group, who I had the pleasure of flying back to the US with following our trip.

Also, after the official tour was finished, I took a day to go to a remote resort island for a day of solitary snorkeling, which was fantastic, though the pictures weren't so great.

Luckily, I made it back to the US safe and sound, and have been thoroughly engaged in grad school since my return. More stories to come!

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