So I left the US on Monday, February 11 at 3:48PM, traveled through Chicago and San Francisco to finally land in Sydney at 7:45AM on Wednesday the 13th. That is about 24 hours travel time combined with a hop over the international date line. I understand they will give me that day back upon my return.

My day in Sydney was fairly uneventful. I walked around the city for about 3 hours, found some awesome Thai food and then crashed out in my hotel for a few hours. Now it's almost 1AM and I feel like it's time to get up and get moving.

At 7AM I'll be on a plane to Brisbane and then on to PNG. The adventure begins.

Papua New Guinea is one of the most undeveloped countries on earth. I'm hoping to explore some of the public health issues there including any alcohol policies and look at the effects of multinational companies on a developing country. And look at the effects when the transition is swift as in PNG with the discovery of oil and natural gas. At least these are my ideas for now.