This is it. We’re in Fiji and are currently on a bus heading to Suva. As I write this, a song titled “Don’t Forget Your Roots” is playing in the background, which I’m finding quite symbolic of my feelings towards the trip ahead. Despite all of the incredible adventures I know are awaiting me, I will never forget my roots – my family, friends, Vancouver.
Within the first fifteen minutes of this bus ride we’ve already met a trio of backpackers hailing from Germany. One is surprised to learn that I’m from Hamburg, but I told her to get used to it, as I’ve been told that crossing paths with people from similar backgrounds is a big part of such trips.
My first impressions of Fiji are as follows: lush, humid, beautiful. My surroundings are very different from back home, but I find comfort in knowing that one thing is for certain... the sky looks the same no matter where in the world one is. So anytime I feel that I’m missing home, I’ll do what I do when I’m missing Hamburg - I’ll look to the sky :)
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