Ah, the beach

I forgot how much I missed the beach! Swimming in the ocean, smelling it in the air. Ahhh. It's so beautiful here--on the island of Boracay. Though we've all gotten a bit too much sun, no matter how much sunscreen we've slathered on. Simply put, the island is awesome. We've pretty much stuck to one part of it--White Beach--because it's where all the action is. The way the guide book described it, I expected it to be like Phuket, in Thailand. It is ... sort of. It definitely reminds me of Thailand. But the people here are so much more friendly! And there are actually locals here, or at least Filipino visitors, unlike Phuket, which was 90% foriegn tourists. Anyway, I've tried lots of local foods. Guess what? I ate chicken butt! And wonderful seafood. We had the best oysters the other day. I think it was my first time!

I'm staying with my friend Lille and her friend, Anne. Lille's mom and a couple of other friends are here too. I didn't make it to the wedding, but I crashed the end of the after-party. Super fun! It was at a beachside bar that had sand for floors. So everyone just kicked off their shoes to dance. During the wedding, Farrah, another friend with Lille and her mom, and I got beachside sunset massages. One hour for $7. So nice. And yesterday we all took an island-hopping boat ride and got to watch the sunset from the island of Puka (you know, like Puka shells). And thankfully, despite about 36 hours of travelling (my flight from San Fran to Hong Kong was 15 hours!!), I'm not jetlagged. Phew!

Anyway, just wanted to update. I'll fill in more later--with pictures! :)