Guam

This kid is a stud. His name is Ben and he totally saved me from just hanging out in the airport all day. 

So what happened is I was trying to get to Manila, but the flight was full. So then I decided to go to Hong Kong instead (this was at like 7 in the morning), and the flight to HK wasn't until that evening. 

So I hopped on couchsurfing and messaged a few people to see if anyone wanted to hang out for the day, and Ben came and picked me up to show me around Guam! It was awesome. 

First stop: breakfast. It. was. so. good. 

yum : )

So this is what I understand of the story: There were two lovers who couldn't be together because the girl was arranged to marry a Spanish captain (because the Spanish were occupying Guam). Her and her lover were chased to the edge of a cliff by the Spanish soldiers. Her and her lover braided their hair together and jumped over the cliff, and ever since Two Lover's Point has been a symbol of true love.

It also has beautiful views.

Someday I'll have to come with a girl and attach our luggage tags here. 

So 90% of the tourists in Guam are from Japan, and lots of Japanese couples actually come to two lovers' point to get married. There are ton of names of people who have come here to get married (the tiles go on and on)

Like two palm leaves coming together to symbolize peace.

We came across an LDS church, so we decided to stop in and say hello! We met a couple members setting up for their Christmas party so we decided to help set up chairs and lights for a little while. 

Next we went to Ben's work Christmas party!!! It was awesome. This is his old boss. Tons of the people at the party were from Taiwan, so that was way sweet!

There was plenty of food and it was quite delicious!

So Ben works at a furniture store. I was exhausted from traveling and was suuuper stoked to take a break on a massage chair. It was wonderful. 

The beach!

Guam's mini-Statue of Liberty

Yep, that's a live water buffalo. And during the night market people take it for rides

View of Guam

The Chamorros (native Guam people) used to build houses on these. That way when there was a tsunami or something, the houses would be up off the ground. 

This was awesome. When the Japanese were fighting on Guam they built a bunch of tunnels to get around in. You can totally go in these! (AT YOUR OWN RISK). So we did. Unfortunately they had most of the tunnels blocked off, but we were able to get around between a few different exits coming out of the hill. 

Kmart!! Guam actually has the world's largest Kmart! 

That's it! I had a great day in Guam and now it was time to head to Hong Kong. I'm happy to have made new friends on this little island, and I look forward to the next time I can stop by and visit again. : )