The thing about impressing your girlfriend is that when you do something like a private island in Fiji, it's all downhill from that point.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's surreal to think that I own this beautiful island. It doesn't feel like anyone can own Lanai. What it feels like to me is this really cool 21st-century engineering project, where I get to work with the people of Lanai to create a prosperous and sustainable Eden in the Pacific.
When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.
My love for traveling to islands amounts to a pathological condition known as nesomania, an obsession with islands. This craze seems reasonable to me, because islands are small self-contained worlds that can help us understand larger ones.
Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
It would be a bit awkward to be with a girlfriend who didn't love what you do.
I may not have seen my girlfriend for two or three months, but then we can spend two or three months together solidly. It's swings and roundabouts.
From time to time, it is worth wandering around the fuzzy border regions of what you do, if only to remind yourself that no human activity is an island.
I'm sure you're used to hearing that when people get to Long Island for the first time, it's a bit of a shock to the system. But I found Long Island people very endearing.
People here always said to me, 'Why would you leave civilization to go to a place like Fiji?' Fiji is a far more civilized place than California or New York City.
Give me your trust and confidence, knowing that what I seek is for the good of Fiji, for the good of us all.