OH MY GOD!!! On my way to India!!! I can scarcely believe
that the day I’ve been looking forward to since receiving my acceptance in
early May of 2015. I am about to begin traveling the world!!!—but of course
that couldn’t begin without some bizarre mishaps the day of leaving.
First of all, yesterday’s blizzard missed breaking New York
City’s previous all-time snowfall record by only 1/10 of an inch. It was a wild
storm!! And while I did of course bring boots with me to weather the storm—they
broke last night, so I was trudging through the snow today in sneakers. My toes
practically froze.
me in real life
My friends and I also went through the trying process of
shipping all of our winter clothes back home. At FedEx, they charge an extra $7
if they “pack the box for you,” so my good friend at the shop (shoutout to
____, can’t say her name because I don’t want her to get in trouble) explained
that I was going to pack the box, as
she just happened to leave the tape
riiiiiight next to me.
i see you, girl
Too bad I’m a legitimate idiot and couldn’t figure out how
to use the tape roller, so she had to help me do the entire thing.
literally her looking at me like
But my friends and I got our coats and gloves and scarves sent into the
void as we spent our last few hours in the sub-freezing temperature wandering
the snowy streets in light jackets. I did get to watch Jenn step into half a
foot of icy slush, which was pretty fun.
We stocked up on the essentials--
And ate some Italian food to stave off the cold.
Upon returning to our hostel, we took refuge in an upstairs
lounge for a few hours to kiss our boyfriends goodbye and catch up on The
Bachelor. (okay, the last one was only me. And only the first one was
Caitlin.)
We all piled onto a bus to mose on over to JFK airport. Just
imagine—30 college students and 3 faculty members, packed for a trip around the
world, attempting to fight through airport security after a day-long ban on
flight travel. Combine the stress of that with my intense lone wolf status and my unwillingness to allow another individual to dictate any part of my travel experience since I've travelled alone so often, and you've got yourself a fun time.
*gif so fun yay*
Seriously, I yelled at my family in the Costa Rica airport about printing out my ticket for me. I blamed it on my lack of coffee (which it partly was), but it was mostly because I like to control every little detail of everything ever.
Seriously, I yelled at my family in the Costa Rica airport about printing out my ticket for me. I blamed it on my lack of coffee (which it partly was), but it was mostly because I like to control every little detail of everything ever.
Honestly, though, it wasn’t even too shabby. Emmanuel was an
absolute homie and hooked up Caitlin and me with sweet seats AND a rewards
membership. YOU ROCK, EMMANUEL FROM JFK.
Too bad another TSA worker managed to ruin my mood only
moments later. Joyful, bouncy little Aubs flounced to security and noticed that
the worker was looking a little down.
“Do you ever get bored doing this?” she asks with sweet,
pure innocence.
“Yeeeeep,” he replies gruffly.
Aubs' face
“I wish I could do something to make this more exciting for
you!! Is there anything I can do?” she inquires earnestly.
Aubs' face again
He looks at her, smirks, and then tells a joke so offensive
and dangerous and rude that she dares not repeat it on the internet.
It was literally insane, guys. Everybody around me dropped
their jaws to the ground. Just a reminder that even honest attempts to spread
the joy can be met with downright meanness. BUT DON’T LET THE GRUMPS DIM YOUR
SUNSHINE. Ya know what I mean?
Anyways, we managed to find a Shake Shack for dinner and
enjoy our last beef for at least four weeks.
me to cows
We then encountered a Jamba Juice, so I obvs had to slurp
down my last smoothie that I’ll sip for the next few months.
The ladies behind the counter were extremely rude, though—probs
because they didn’t even know how to make my favorite smoothie and I had to
teach them.
Three months of working at your favorite fast food place can
come in handy when they remove the best items from the menu.
I also picked up an insta-follower which is always a pleasure. Successful wait in the airport.
I also picked up an insta-follower which is always a pleasure. Successful wait in the airport.
I’m now sitting in front of security, waiting to begin my
trip around the world. EEEEEP! I am over the moon!!! (Almost—I haven’t quite
gotten on the plane yet.)
Leaving you with a head scratcher that a few of us came up with standing in line, bored: can there be a verb without a noun? As in can there be a “be” without a “being”? Or “living” without a “life”?
Ponder these questions for the next twenty or so hours that I’m travelling. I’ll give ya my thoughts after a melatonin-fueled daze of exhaustion and slumber.
IN ONLY AN HOUR, YOUR FAVORITE WORLD TRAVELER WILL BE AT IT AGAIN.
Catch ya on the flip side,
Aubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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