Wow, Stephen, you do realise that airfares are at least over 2000$ to the US from Australia, you're a kind and considerate person :-)
I'll be brutaly honest here. I spend that much each month on Dog , Goat, and cattle feed.
I can also give you a trick for breackfast.
Red Wheat. Buy yourself a 60-80lb Bag of it, and place 4 ounces of seed in a mason jar. Fill the jar half way with water, and wait for it to start to germinate.
when you see Green sprouts, Throw it in a blender, and make yourself some Breakfest cereal. 80lbs at 4 ounces means you eating a damn fine Breakfast for less then a nickle a day.
Regarding the Kind and considerate BS... erm I mean Invite, Remember I have a fellow mod her who I think the world of, that I bought him a ticket to Las Vegas at one time.
It's not about Being kind, It's about Reaching out to those you respect.
I look at it this way, I think the world of peeps like J'inn, Scippy, Chutt, Dizzy, but how often do we have the chance to Help a person who we all like Come to the states.
Stephen