Growing up in Hawaii, one tends to eat a lot of fish, especially sushi. Each day, I would gaze over at the gorgeous girl who worked at the sushi restaurant across from me. I would pretend that I didn’t have the slightest clue about the sushi menu so I could strike up a conversion with her. I would ask her questions like "I have a guest that wants to know the difference between nigiri and a hand roll, or nagori and Junmai". It was hard keeping a straight face because I always knew the answers. I guess I planted the seed that grew. A few weeks later, her girlfriend who I also worked with broke the girl code. She gave me insider information and a push in the right direction. So, I did what any broke guy from Maui would do. I took her surfing. We have been riding that wave ever since.