road trips
road trips are both great and terrible at the same time, especially when you're sitting at the back. but this is one of my favourite pictures i took on the trip, even though it isn't a picture of anything special really :~) my mom is on the left driving and my aunt is feeding her grapes haha
i think a lot of driving is inevitable when you travel to the US, especially if you're going to california. (i've never been to the east coast, but i hope to go there soon!) i've been to california many times as a kid because my dad used to work there. it's a pity my memory is so bad and i don't remember much. although recently i was able to answer a friend's chemistry question and i was quite shocked that i still remembered inorganic chem. i'm pretty sure i threw out econs though!! lmao
my favourite childhood memory in california was rolling on carpet flooring. it sounds stupid and it looks stupid also but i kid you not, the actual feeling of rolling around on the floor is AMAZING. it makes me feel alive. carpet flooring is inconvenient because you have to vacuum everyday and i already do not do chores so. yep. i remember once this kid spilled coke on our carpet. and we had to vacuum. this was in a tiny apartment in fremont.
i travelled with 7 other family members this time: 3 aunts, 2 uncles, 1 kid and my mom. it was hard to coordinate such a large group, especially since we had to drive two cars. walkie-talkies were a dumb idea because we went out of range pretty fast. thank god for whatsapp though! this trip was completely different from my last trip in 2012 which was more of a college tour and sightseeing trip. this trip was basically a shopping trip. lots of shopping....everyday.... it was so tiring because some of my family members can skip meals to go shopping. basically i was like fuck it, visited the stores i wanted to see then i just sat around in the food court to wait.
what's great about road trips in the US is the scenery (or lack thereof in some parts). when we drove to nevada there was obviously nothing much to see, desert and all, but driving in california is nice. there are hills and mountains, many trees, vineyards, and even huge ass rainbows. like you could literally see the entire fucking thing. wow.
road trips are a must do. you have to experience it at least once in your life. but would not do again because i really hate motion sickness and having to hold in my pee lol