Prior to arriving here in Kauai, I spent two weeks in wonderful Vancouver with my friends and family. Though there was a bit of rain there as well (which is typical for Vancouver), the sun did come out occasionally, and best of all _it snowed_! Something that is rare for the city (and still a big thrill, despite the fact that I live in Montreal where snow is no big deal). The best part was that the day after it snowed, the sun came out and my good buddies Kelsey, Erin and I went skiing on Cypress Mountain. It was an epic day of skiing and boarding - fresh powder, nice soft bumps everywhere and wonderful views of the city and the mountains. My high performance skiis (that I rented) made me feel like a super hero. Hereafter I shall be known as Skiman! And I'll run around wearing tights and a cape and a big S on my chest. Well, maybe not an S, 'cause I think that's taken.

Obviously, many other wonderful things happened in Vancouver, but I won't put them all down here. For now I'm going to try to keep my musings in the present. Which happens to be rainy at the moment, but will hopefully turn sunny and adventurous in the near future.

Hope everyone who's reading this is doing well. I'll keep updating this page as often as possible, so check back every few days to see what Falko's up to. Cheers!