I left Fiji at 10 PM, Thursday, October 27. I landed at LAX at 1:30 PM, Thursday, October 27. I know... crazy, right?It was a beautiful, mild day in LALALand, and I was glad to be back in the US. I picked up my bags and my rental car and beelined to the Westwood apartment of my childhood friend Dr. Roberto B. Vargas III. I took the next two days to reacclimate to US time (albeit Pacific), remember how to drive, and reconnect with my people, including my "boy" and collaborator Andre "Black Nerd" Meadows aka Arnie Sykes.
By Friday night, the weather on the East Coast threatened to preclude my return to Philly on Saturday. Once again, I was joined in first class on my way out of LAX by a celebrity, this time Jane Lynch, best known as Sue Sylvester on TV's "Glee." To make matters worse, had I not changed my seat when I checked in for the flight, she would have been sitting next to me. In other words, I missed the chance to learn how "Sue Cs it!"I made it home, safe and sound, and with that, my "Kiwis, Koalas, and Kava" adventure came to an end. As I finish this epilogue, more than two months have passed since I returned. The passage of time has confirmed a few things for me.
1. This is an amazing World we live in and there's far too much to see, smell, taste, and experience to stay at home.
2. As different as languages, colors, and cultures may be, we all share the desire (and right) to live and be as happy as possible.
3. Milford Sound is THE most beautiful, peaceful, and gracious place on this planet.
Fin.
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