Bar Exam Memories

Every time I begin the bar exam grading process, it immediately conjures up memories of dread my own bar studying and examination experience. For the last few weeks, I literally lived off of sugar free Red Bull, coffee and Tylenol PM (for the sustained inability to fall asleep due to nerves, I presume). I'm sure I occasionally consumed some food too! Fortunately, when I was tired of studying for 14 hours straight or just felt like the process would never end, I was able to remind myself that there was a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of a 10-day French Polynesian cruise courtesy of Princess.

I don't talk about this trip too much because I took it with my ex nearly 6 years ago, but it was probably the most rewarding of my life. It was so nice to take my mind off everything in New York and stop wondering for a moment if I'd passed the bar. (I would have to wait over 2 more months to find out the good news!) Air Tahiti Nui has the most luxurious, comfortable planes I've ever flown on -- you can almost fully recline, which can be helpful on an 8 hour flight to Papette from LAX.

During the 10-day trip, we traveled to 6 islands (Tahiti, Huahine, Roratonga, Raitea, Bora Bora, Moorea) and participated in everything from snorkeling, SNUBA, stingray encounters, motu picnics and luaus, not to mention all of the on-board festivities. Bora Bora was my absolute favorite island  (truly paradise) and I felt so lucky to have the opportunity to spend two days there. My only regret is that we didn't spend one night off the ship in an overwater bungalow. It would be so neat to wake up in the morning and look down at your glass floor to see fishes swimming below. Moorea was a close second!

I've never come home from a trip feeling so refreshed. Plus, I had the best tan of my life (see below)! Of course, that feeling of relaxation quickly diminished after I returned because I started my job at the law firm a few days later...enough said!

 
Here are some pictures from bar exam trip memory lane:

Huahine: picnicking in the water

Raraotanga: Posing with some little dancers

Bora Bora: the grounds of uber famous Bloody Mary's Restaurant

Bora Bora: Overwater bungalows

Bora Bora: More overwater bungalows

SNUBA close ups

Tahiti: Tallest waterfall