Saturday, April 19, 2008

BULA!

Posted by Abby Marie at 3:36 PM



















Well, saying goodbye to Invercargill was a bitter sweet experience. I was so sad to leave what had become my second home. The experiences I had and the friendships I made in New Zealand will never be forgotten.


After New Zealand I spent 5 days in Sydney, Australia. It was way fun but I got tired of seeing the same old buildings every day. I wanted to go out and see the bush a little bit but it was just too hard because we didn't have transportation. The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge are amazing. It was neat to actually be in Australia. Next we spent 2 days in Fiji. We stayed at a beach side resort and literally sat on the beach or by the pool for 2 days straight. Oh, except for the time we took a bus ride into town. Nadi (pronounced Nandi) is a small city; there is only one road through the entire place. All the Fijian's are so kind. Everywhere you go they greet you with a Bula! (which means hello). They live very simply in small homes with almost no posessions, and yet they are still happy.


Now I am home and anxious to get back to my normal life routine. When I got home I got a huge cuddle from my nephew Reid and then today I got one from Sammy and India too. I missed my neices and nephews like craz

2 comments:

Andy Porter said...

We are so happy to have you home Abby. Although I'm not sure you actually are home. I haven't been able to see hard proof evidence of that since you have been so busy since you got here. Maybe tonight.
WELCOME HOME!!
Love ya
Andy

April 20, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Hannah said...

Abby- I love all the songs you have on your blog. Will you make me a CD someday with all the good stuff you have? I'll give you some goldfish crackers for it!

April 24, 2008 at 7:24 PM

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