xiv Introduction Savusavu villages seemed about as content and satisfied as one could get, and though their ways puzzled me at times, their smiles didn't lie. It was refreshing to see how the Fijian people lived, which differed from anything I had ever experienced before. What I learned from this culture in such a short time can be summed up in seven words: Less is more, and love is everywhere. After leaving the village, I was so inspired that I wanted others to share the experience with me. To my surprise, I found a WiFi signal in a remote shop on the island, and I e-mailed two of my buddies, Patrick and Nadim, to join me. Being spontaneous by nature, Patrick jumped on a plane from South Carolina, and Nadim took the next plane from Bangladesh. Two days later, we were sitting on the beach, soaking up the sun and the island's natural beauty. "Hey, what should we do next?" asked Nadim. "Well, I've always wanted to learn to scuba dive," I said. "I've never done that before." "Yeah, that's it," he said. I did a Google search on my iPhone and found a place on the island