Good! We went to the North Pole, first. I started learning Waterbending from Master Pakku and then my teaching passed over to the esteemed Sifu Katara. [A wry smile.] Then we went to the Earth Kingdom. Hm... that was where we met Toph, and I started learning Earthbending. I had a real hard time at first, but eventually I managed to tackle it.

[He flt silent for a moment. Next we the desert and Ba Sing Se. Memories that still hurt.] That's when we had losses. Lost Appa in the desert. Jet... Jet fell at Lake Laogai. And for a little while, I... was gone too.