Road trip day 4
On a lighter note:
It's DAY 4 of our grand cross country trip, and it's going better than expected. I'm actually really enjoying myself. So far we've been tremendously spoiled with Holiday Inns, continental breakfasts, and eating out every night. Florida is going to hit us hard with a reality check, where we'll be sleeping on cots and living on our 4$ daily food budget again. But we'll finally be helping people, something I'm very excited about.
Yesterday was good. I got to watch the sunrise from the driver's seat and the sunset from the backseat. I had a long convo with Jon about our lives and who we wanted to be. I chased people around singing high school musical during one of our stops. Roy saved me from being harassed by a homeless man. I got to play in the pool late at night and sleep on a bed that felt like a cloud.
Today, we drove through Texas en route to Monroe, Louisiana. Texas was very flat and pretty much fit my expectations of what it would be. There were lots of gun shops and Trump signs. But also lots of nice people. We stopped at Wynn's house earlier because it was miraculously on the way! Her parents were extremely kind and hospitable, as I imagined they would be based on how cute and down to earth of a human she is. They made us all lunch and we got to hang out with their dogs, and it was genuinely comforting to spend some time in a real family home.
Now, we are in Louisiana and it's dark out so I don't really know what it looks like. Only two more days of this and we will finally be in Florida. My body is starting to really feel the whole not-moving-all-day thing. My wrists are hurting from driving and my back is aching from hunching over and twisting myself up with my teammates until we all look like pretzels in the van seats. My stomach isn't happy about primarily eating biscuits, cinnabons and cheese sandwiches. However, it is all good because this is one of my greatest adventures so far and I can't believe I'm here. I think if I can do this, I can do a whole lot more than I ever thought I could.
It's DAY 4 of our grand cross country trip, and it's going better than expected. I'm actually really enjoying myself. So far we've been tremendously spoiled with Holiday Inns, continental breakfasts, and eating out every night. Florida is going to hit us hard with a reality check, where we'll be sleeping on cots and living on our 4$ daily food budget again. But we'll finally be helping people, something I'm very excited about.
Yesterday was good. I got to watch the sunrise from the driver's seat and the sunset from the backseat. I had a long convo with Jon about our lives and who we wanted to be. I chased people around singing high school musical during one of our stops. Roy saved me from being harassed by a homeless man. I got to play in the pool late at night and sleep on a bed that felt like a cloud.
Today, we drove through Texas en route to Monroe, Louisiana. Texas was very flat and pretty much fit my expectations of what it would be. There were lots of gun shops and Trump signs. But also lots of nice people. We stopped at Wynn's house earlier because it was miraculously on the way! Her parents were extremely kind and hospitable, as I imagined they would be based on how cute and down to earth of a human she is. They made us all lunch and we got to hang out with their dogs, and it was genuinely comforting to spend some time in a real family home.
Now, we are in Louisiana and it's dark out so I don't really know what it looks like. Only two more days of this and we will finally be in Florida. My body is starting to really feel the whole not-moving-all-day thing. My wrists are hurting from driving and my back is aching from hunching over and twisting myself up with my teammates until we all look like pretzels in the van seats. My stomach isn't happy about primarily eating biscuits, cinnabons and cheese sandwiches. However, it is all good because this is one of my greatest adventures so far and I can't believe I'm here. I think if I can do this, I can do a whole lot more than I ever thought I could.
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