Australia….…..I love this place. It is actually really nice to be in a big city right now, especially after being on my own in Fiji for so long. Here I can really feed off of the people, the energy; in my short time here I have already formed a really good impression of this city. It is a large city, but it is not intimidating, it is really clean, well spaced out, and beautiful. With tons of parks, trees and street performers. Everyone seems really friendly and there are a lot of funky little cafes, restaurants, and bars. It is pretty expensive here (about the same as home) - and it is really easy to travel around here…the hostels are nice, everyone speaks English, and there is a huge infrastructure built up for backpackers (since this ... read more

Bula (hello / welcome / what's up..in Fijian), Let me just start this off by saying that the Fijian people are absolutely amazing!!! I have never met nicer, easy going, hospitable people then the people that live in Fiji. It really is impossible for me to describe how genuinely nice everyone is here. So I arrived at 5:30 got right onto a boat and headed away from the "main land" and to the Yasawa Islands. (I dont what to say exactly where I was because it was a hidden paradise and I'd kinda like to keep it that way.) So i get to my "secret island" around noon. There are three "hostels" on the island and i get dropped off at one on the most southern tip. The hostel was completely empty so I told the ... read more

Aaaaa-loha, Well my friends, it has been a long time since I last updated my blog; and a lot has happened. I think that this first update will be for our time in Oahu only. Jen and I left for Hawaii on the 11th of January, spent the night in LA and then arriving in Honolulu, Oahu on the 12th. Upon arriving we were greeted at the gate by a Hawaiian girl who had lei's for both of us (a little surprise I arranged for Jen). The first night we stayed in a hostel in Waikiki, a pretty fun place that had a bunch of activities set up for its guests, but they only had room for us for one night. The rest of the time we stayed in a hotel called Big Surf. Which was ... read more

So New Years in Antigua was pretty amazing. The Guatemalans do it right (but extremely dangerously). Every kind of firework that you could imagine was on sale here, and for dirt cheap. I was like a kid in a candy store. Roman candles, Huge rockets, things that looked like dynamite, and anything else you could imagine! So I bought tons of fire works, and the worst champaign (sparkling wine) imaginable. We (a few friends from the hostel) headed down to the central park with 1000's of other people. The local kids would run through the streets with something similar to large wings attached to their backs that where covered with tons of fireworks. The fireworks would shoot off into the crowds, the fountains would singed everyone, and the bombs would explode left and right. It was ... read more

Well I passed my scuba course, and I have to admit...scuba diving is a ton of fun!! It is totally like being in an aquarium, 10 times better then snorkling. That is basically all I have been doing since I got here...8 hours a day. Today I saw a turtle. I have a new perspecitive on them now; under the water they are so gracefull, they're just chilling, not like their buddies on the land! Christmas was fun, since the island is mostly tourist everyone just partied really hard here, I think I went to every single bar on the island (it is a tiny island). Stayed up way to late, had to wake up way to early, went scuba diving, and then went back to my shack for a nap (around 4) and didnt wake ... read more