After getting all of the Sydney tourist crap out of the way, I had to do two last things before going back to Fiji–scuba dive and skydive. The scuba dive was a very disappointing yet essential experience. Until that day, my dive career was solely based in Fiji. The average visibility in Fiji is 20-30…Continue readingSky Diving in Sydney Australia
According to Jason, nobody is exactly what they tell you they are in Sydney. This is probably only true late at night in a bar while getting faced. And since I was in just that situtation, I decided to test out my new found professions with a guy from Holland and another from Norway. The…Continue readingExploring Sydney Above and Below the Water
Flying into Sydney on Tuesday, I wanted to jump up and down screaming as loud as possible because I was so excited to be in a big city for the first time in 10 months. But, I refrained in fear of getting choke slammed, hog tied, and arrested as a terrorist. I still yelled a…Continue readingTraveling to Sydney Australia to Complete the PADI Rescue Course
David and Jeanie from Tuscon are visiting the resort right now to dive on the Astrolabe Reef. After diving one day, we three took a long walk through the Joe’s garden. During the walk, Jeanie mentioned, out of the blue, that she was learning how to make pottery. Naturally, I told her that was my…Continue readingReflecting on My Time at Meadows School for the Arts
Last week a new chef came to work at the Resort and since then we have been eating so well it might be illegal. Perfectly cooked fish, chicken, steak, and veggies from the garden all presented like a real live chef would do it! Sure it’s no Bobby Flay, but he’s cooler than the nerd…Continue readingBig Resort Chef Comes to Mai Dive
From the stroke of midnight January 1st to the first day of school, January 25th??, it is open season on all people. That’s right, OPEN SEASON, in that you can run around and throw water on whoever you want. Old people, young people, in the middle people all join in on the fun. Kuki even…Continue readingFun New Years Traditions in Fiji