Looking around at the other guests, I could see that most were around the same age as ourselves or older, and I guess all there on the same promotion....By their accents, I would think that 30% were Kiwi’s, 40% Australians and the rest were Americans or Europeans.When we went back to our room at around 4:30, we found 3 young guys had arrived in the unit next to ours. They were sitting around the picnic table in front of their unit already drinking beers. I introduced Sue and myself, and they told. And even then it was never solid, uninterrupted sleep.Once I finally fell asleep, I would wake up anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes later. Then I would get up and read a book or magazine for another 30 minutes to an hour before going back to bed.After tossing and turning for a while, I would fall back asleep and usually this time I would sleep for about two hours. After that, I would either start reading a book, or try watching some television for an hour or so.Back to bed, and I would usually. I travel a lot with my job, and it had been a few months since I had seen any of Julia’s friends around the house. Then one Saturday during the middle of the summer, after Julia and her friends turned sixteen, she had her best friend, Shabari, over to swim and sleep over. There are many prejudiced people in this world, and since Shabari is an Indian girl with a medium-olive complexion, she didn’t have many friends. Our Julia learned from Megan and me to be accepting of all people, and they. He panicked and covered it with his hands. I… Im sorry I didnt mean to… Well… I… He stuttered. So is this why youve been acting strange today? I asked. Its just that I… I dont know how to express my feelings. I knew I was gay for quite a while but I didnt want people to know. He was quiet for a few minutes. Why didnt you tell me? I asked. He then looked me directly in the eyes. Because youre my best friend and I thought that you might push me aside. It was true in my school gay kids were.