I have left Fiji.

It was hard to say goodbye to a place where I have met so many fantastic, inspiring and wonderful people.

Vorovoro, the gentle nature of the place. Think about today and enjoy it. Laugh. Make others laugh. Run around in the rain and get wet. Pick a mango, passion fruit or paw paw. Stop, talk to people, share some grog. There is no hurry. Sit in a hammock. Relax.

Jenny you are a sister to my now, thank you for your wise words and strengthening my 'ness'. I'm going to miss you a lot!

Jone, Kini, Nemani, Tale, Pupu Epeli, Api, Penny, Bear, Erya, Tonya, the Family and so many more. Thank you for all the late night grog sessions, music, stories and good times.

From now on I have Pupu's wise words ringing in my ears, 'nothing is hard in this life'. Once you understand this you can let go of little frustrations and niggles, there might be a solution, an answer. Sometimes we try and force a decision before it is ready to be made.

Even though I felt sad about leaving I have come to understand that everything is OK. As Poasa said to me on the island, 'don't cry, you still have life. Fiji will always be here'.

It isn't the end, it's only the beginning. Exciting.