woooo! princess and the backpack is back for a five day couchsurfing trip :)
Firstly, I'd like to say I'm extremely happy to be travelling again--waking up at the ungodly hour of 4am was nothing once I cleared security and customs and saw my plane waiting for me. I chose to go the connecting route which does take up alot of your time; however, if you have nothing better to do than just sit around and read and educate yourself then why not go the connecting flight route and save $100! It was exhilirating being able to travel again after my backpacking trip--the trip was not as long as the original trip; however, it was just as special. I got to use one of the tricks I learned on that trip--be nice to all airport officials. Little things like saying how are you is appreciated and I got some nice hook-ups--free seat upgrades, jumping the long line-ups, etc :D
My flight to Portland was...interesting lol. Of course, with my luck i have a weird brown stalker man who ends up sitting next to me on the plane. He kept asking me questions awkwardly. He started getting personal, asking me my age and profession and education. Finally he asked me if was interested in sports. I said hockey and he started asking questions about it but using baseball references...which led me to realize the man is talking out of his ass lol. I couldn't really take it any more; I was tired after waking up so early and couldn't really make random conversation so I told him imma take a nap and that ended the awkward conversation. He was sweet enough but if you are gonna talk to me at least make eye contact; the entire time we talked to each other he was looking at the headrest of the seat in front of him...and i thought to myself "this crazy man is talking to a piece of furniture" and then i started giggling lol. Being a single, "hindustani"* 23 yr old created a few odd situations on this trip...a few too many...which I'll get into later.
*hindustani: individual of indian heritage--after my trip to fiji I accepted my roots; however, that doesn't mean i follow the old-fashioned rules and traditions of arranged marriages, or partake in religous events...or pretty much do what my parents wished i did lol.
Portland airport was ok, nice areas to sit and eat or sleep. Or do walking lunges :P Got on my next flight to LAX to find I was seated in the emergency exit row!! And I had a bunch of annoying teenage boys behind me who kept making fart noises then laughing at their cleverness. ...yes, i wanted to smack them then I realized this was good--at least I know i'll never be a cougar and go after younger boys lol. I know, I know, my humour is awesome :P The view from my window was beautiful; I love geography and seeing the different patterns of trees or mini-mountain ranges, etc. The scenery was relaxing and put me at ease.
Finally got to LAX and I was super tired but running on adrenaline. The gate brought back memories of my backpacker trip days as this was where i caught my flight to auckland. I got lost...and then found my way out. I know what you're thinking--there's only one way out, how could you get lost? cuz there's only ONE way out! lol. Got outside finally and after a bit of searching I found my cousin and my mom :) Now I should let you all know now, my cousin is as old as my dad--that's cuz my gramma had A LOT of babies and my cousin's dad is the oldest bro and my dad is the youngest, hence the age difference. lovely brown relations. which is why my nephew (or cousin removed or watever white ppl call it :P), Cadet Jason Ram, is older than me. but it's all good. Ok, back to the story, I was so excited and kept saying "eeeee! i'm in L.A.!" it was sunny, gorgeous and hot. and smurf-ified. seriously, everywhere i went i saw smurfs. anyhoos, i couldn't have asked for a better first day in L.A.; my cousin, mom and I went shopping and bought the entire store practically. I'm not into labels (except lululemon & victoria secret) but i saw some really nice nine west purses and then i saw the price for them and had to buy 'em.
It was so nice to reconnect with my family for this trip :) I miss my family a lot and to be able to bond with them and do stuff we take for granted, like shop, eat or even go to the temple was lovely(...yes, they dragged me to a temple where my worst nightmare took place, which i'll get into later). I'm blessed to have this opportunity and to see these individuals again.
Next entry--L.A. baby! lovely events that took place during my first two days in L.A.
No comments:
Post a Comment