Hidalgo "Snooking for Love"

• Single, Catholic, Male seeking a Single Jewish Female


• For: Friendship, A date, A long-term relationship


• 27 years old


• Surfers Paradise Australia

About Me: Originally from New England (which is why I apologetically love the Patriots). I moved to Philly and went to school at Penn State. My first love will always be PSU football; I never miss a game. Not even in Australia, where I currently reside. Down under I have found my second love, surfing.

I’m very active and love to stay fit. I always hit the gym when I’m not out catching a wave. My new obsession is with the Jersey Shore and I'm working on my fist pump for when I return to Dirty Jerz this summer.

I’m looking for my Third Love. Ideally she will enjoy similar interests as mine; Penn State football, the gym & surfing, and someone who can keep up with me at partying.

Sign: Capricorn - Attributes: Gentle, serene, creative, persistent, practical, very attached to family and friends, quiet about love, in touch with my feminine side

Do we Click? Email me if you think we’d be a good match, and if not for anything with the time difference, I’m always up late at night to keep you company

Skipper, Gilligan, and Maryanne too

My sister and I spent a few days living on a sailboat called "The Hammer" and cruising around the Whitsunday Islands. The boat consisted of 22 twenty-something year olds from all over the world ranging from England, Germany, France, Holland, Poland, Israel to Taiwan. It was very intriguing to share everyone’s experiences, backgrounds, cultures and stories. There were such vast differences in everyone and their lifestyles, but we were all sharing a common ground, Australia, this boat, and our desire to travel the world and enjoy this same very moment in life.

Having slept on the boat, we arrived very early on our 2nd day to Whitehaven beach; ahead on the rest of the tourists who sail out to visit this beach later in the day. Our boat dropped us off on the bay side of the island, so we had to take a short hike to the beach. There were a few trails, one in particular leading you to a lookout point. The view from the lookout was spectacular, and everyone was taking picture after picture, and of course I took a few but really Melissa and I were just itching to get to the beach!

The beach was practically empty, and for that short time, it was as if we were on a secluded island with no worries....able to soak up every moment and ounce of its beauty. The sand is almost as white and soft as flour and the water was a beautiful turquoise and as crystal clear as running water from a faucet. The sun beaming down made this magnificent turquoise ocean shine bright against the white beach. I truly believe this was heaven and if this is, I’m okay with leaving this earth tomorrow…

You know the saying. pictures speak 1,000 words, well I think these pictures speak many more then that.

The Whitsunday Islands are on the beginning stretch of the Great Barrier Reef, and I began to understand why this was part of the Seven Wonders of the World… Our next excursion was to travel farther north, to Cairns to see more of the Great Barrier Reef and the Rainforest (or Bush as the Aussie’s refer to it) Stay tuned…

'Roos

How can I begin to post about Australia and not start with an ode to the ‘roos.I think it’s a myth that the Kangaroos are a plenty in Aussie, as I had to go out of my way to encounter them. Albeit I spent most of my time in the cities and on the beach, but I wasn’t the only tourist on the lookout for ‘roos..

On our first day in Australia, my sister and I were walking in the community where we were staying (the suburbs of Brisbane); Melissa became startled when she saw an animal jump high in the air at the fence we were passing. Naively enough, all Melissa saw were the animal’s two ears and she just assumed that it was a kangaroo, a common pet kept in ones backyard in Australia?!? But after 2 minutes of peeping through the gate to get a closer look, this “kangaroo” let out a bark… It was someone’s dog with an extremely high jump! Disappointed and embarrassed we ran away laughing at our dumb tourist antics and assumptions…

I also had the pleasure of eating Kangaroo. However, I would not recommend ‘roo to anyone, it tasted terrible! Later on in my trip, I was told 'roo should not be eaten plain and that it was probably overcooked. I should have known better then to leave it to an American to serve me the 'roo. I could not get myself to try it again at any of the restaurants, but those few bites were enough for me to say that I’ve tried Kangaroo in my lifetime!

While in the bush up north in Carins, I was able to see, feed and pet the ‘roos up close and personal. These ‘roos were caged and trained to be friendly, I reckon those running wild would never come up to me and lick food off my hands as a dog would. This time around, I was made into the butt of the joke during our kangaroo adventure. Hoping to see a Joey tucked into the ‘roos pouch, our tour guide told me these were all males. He then told me I can still pet them but to watch out for his crown jewels when they drop. Disappointed by not being able to see a joey and the combination of his thick accent I didn’t fully process what he had just told me, so I asked him what he was referring to by crown jewels …. Needless to say the rest of our adventure the tour guide made sure to point out everyone’s crown jewels with multiple explanations of what he meant and what they’re used for…

I'd like to think that it was a full circle of life between me and the ‘roos, having eaten one myself and then feeding another. So with that I feel complete about my Kangaroo experience in Aussie... More michigas down under to come!

Aussie

I just returned from Australia and I am fighting the brisk winter air, beach blues, and jetlag. As promised I will be blogging about my trip and posting some pictures in the next coming weeks. Australia was a magnificent country filled with gorgeous beaches and pristine cities. The trip exceeded all of my highest expectations; filled with lots of adventures and plenty of michigas down under.

Hope ya'll had a fabulous holiday celebration and rang in the New Year in style and with plenty of bubbly. Cheers for now!