it’s been a really wild life for me. from traveling around the world on 25 hour dirty bus rides with chickens and locals, to flying first class on a sea plane getting dropped off on fantasy island. i love every experience.

looking back on all the photos i took, this room has to have been the best so far. this is at the luxury resort of Amawana deep in indonesia. i felt like a king for that week! got lonely at times but the monkeys kept me entertained. someday i hope to go back to visit my monkey friends. haha.

surfing with Masamune-kun makes me so happy. he’s such a good kid with big dreams and a big smile.

his dream to become a doctor will come true. i just know it by talking to him and listening to his passion.

and he will be another doctor that surfs. a great life ahead!

i almost cried on the last day when i dropped him off at his hotel. i spent some good quality time with this kid.

thank you for the lei Masamune-kun. please study hard, surf hard, and remember to always follow your dreams. then maybe when i get older, you can be my doctor? haha. see you next year!

i still can’t believe how we stumbled upon this little fishing village called Kobochihama. we passed by there on every mission and got to know the people very well. now Kobochihama has a special place in my heart. can’t wait to go back!

i remember this man on the right of Toda-san. such a big man with a big smile.

fast forward 3 years. we were in Kobochihama a few months ago and the same man came driving by on his bike. of course, one of Kimura-san’s fisherman friends.

check out what he had in his basket!

omg, looks so delicious!
great to see the smiles and life of Kobochihama returning. i love it!