Being a jouno, my phone goes off 24/7. So, best believe, when Vanuatu called, I picked up the line to check out the islands, discover all of its secrets, and fulfil a childhood dream of mine, sparked by a girl with beaded braids.
Let me paint you a picture: In the fourth grade, sporting my daggy sports uniform and pigtails, I was waiting for the arrival of my bestie Molly, who was returning from a round-trip cruise to Vanuatu.