Missing the Seafood
I was thinking about how I really enjoyed the seafood in Samoa when I was there, particularly as before I went I didn't really eat any apart from salmon steak or the odd prawn. The crayfish, mahi mahi and crab were fabulous.
I particularly loved the fresh tuna steaks, simply grilled or bbq'd with an asian marinade or just some 'cajun' spices. YUM!
In a vague attempt to relive such joy I looked into buying some tuna steak at my local supermarket. $44.95 per kilo!!! I had to double take. I guess I knew it would be more expensive than Samoa but yikes. Guess it will be special occasions only....
In brief - Debrief
A few months after returning to Aus, a debrief is held in Canberra for RAYADs (as we are now called - guess what the R is for?)...
It is highly recommended we attend this debrief to discuss our experiences and perhaps get some kind of closure I guess. Being a touch unorganised, I failed to register in time for the debrief and was told it was full and that I could go to one later in the year instead. Fair enough I thought, except that I really wanted the chance to catch up with the great friends I had made while in Samoa. Thanks to skillful internet investigation I managed to find some relatively cheap flights to the capital and booked them 'toot suite'. It was a strange weekend, encountering people who had spent a year together as close friends and seeing how a few months apart, back in the real world, relationships had changed. But it was really good to see a couple of my friends in particular and I am so glad I made the effort to be there and hang out with them. It's just not fair that none of them live in Melbourne! I can see some frequent flyer points beginning to add up...
And now - the itchy feet and career development aims surface. Stay tuned for the next adventure.
