How I got here....

So about 2 months ago (December '08) my job offered me the shot to take a spot down in Australia that would allow me to live, eat, breathe and perhaps even do some work in the land down under for 9 months. Now for the most part those of you that don't know me that well I was always one to go with the flow and follow the crowd. However this offered the opportunity that I needed to excel and mature on my own and create my own identity. This is story of what transpired from that day on...