Elated on Life

Just left Peter Pan's (travel joint) and the guy there was totally high on life. He was super helpful -- he printed off a map to show me where to go from the bus station to my hostel in Brisbane. When I told him that my next stop was Bali he was absolutely elated! He actually got so excited that he pulled out a sheet of paper and drew me a map of Bali and gave me a bunch of suggestions for things that I can do while I'm there. As I was leaving P. Pan's he yelled out "have an AMAZING life" and was completely and utterly genuine. It's not very often that you meet people that are so happy to be alive and friendly to complete strangers. I left feeling really excited about the next part of my trip--temples, outdoor markets, and hand feeding monkeys!