Weird things that have happened to me in Chicago, thus far
I'm in CHICAGO, my plane landed last night. Here's a short run-down of my life afterwards
*I got lost in the airport looking for the baggage claim.
*A REALLY NICE STRANGER handed me a 7-day cta pass, said, "Miss? Here, I think there's still some on here" and it expires on the 14th.
*I took the wrong train because the train information guy gave me the wrong directions.
*I walked three blocks to the hostel from the train stop when it was dark and spooky out
*The wheels on my large roller suitcase decided to stop rolling straight so now my suitcase rocks when I pull it
*one of the sidewalks I had to walk down to get to the hostel was closed due to construction
*i get to the hostel, check in, and spend three minutes trying to open the door to my dormitory because it's jammed
*I get stuck with a top bunk
*the mattress is terribly uncomfortable
THIS MORNING:
*my roomates keep waking up early to shower
*I wake up at 8am (which is technically 6am in California time) because I went to bed at 10pm (or, 8pm Cali time)
*I go to 'breakfast' to find that 'breakfast' is bagels, jam, coffee, and tea.
*As I'm waiting in line to get my bagel toasted, a cute french boy (OMG HE'S LIKE 17 OR SOMETHING) stands behind me, and then SITS DOWN NEXT TO ME
*I strike up a conversation with an Australian woman, who reminds me that as terrible as it was that my airplane got stuck on the runway for a total of two hours, it could have been worse (her group was stuck in Dublin AIRPORT, unable to go outside, for 12 hours)
*French boy's friends plop down next to me and ask me all about where I'm from, what it's like temperature-wise and traffic-wise and tourist-wise and I confess that I failed my French class otherwise I'd talk to them in their native tongue
hahaha.
Also, French Boy totally looks like Bradley James. And barely managed to mutter out in English, "Where are you from?"
and is possibly way younger than I.
Did I mention Bradley James? I ALMOST LEPT ACROSS THE TABLE AT HIM. which would have been a terrible diplomatic incident. I might have been barred from France.
*I got lost in the airport looking for the baggage claim.
*A REALLY NICE STRANGER handed me a 7-day cta pass, said, "Miss? Here, I think there's still some on here" and it expires on the 14th.
*I took the wrong train because the train information guy gave me the wrong directions.
*I walked three blocks to the hostel from the train stop when it was dark and spooky out
*The wheels on my large roller suitcase decided to stop rolling straight so now my suitcase rocks when I pull it
*one of the sidewalks I had to walk down to get to the hostel was closed due to construction
*i get to the hostel, check in, and spend three minutes trying to open the door to my dormitory because it's jammed
*I get stuck with a top bunk
*the mattress is terribly uncomfortable
THIS MORNING:
*my roomates keep waking up early to shower
*I wake up at 8am (which is technically 6am in California time) because I went to bed at 10pm (or, 8pm Cali time)
*I go to 'breakfast' to find that 'breakfast' is bagels, jam, coffee, and tea.
*As I'm waiting in line to get my bagel toasted, a cute french boy (OMG HE'S LIKE 17 OR SOMETHING) stands behind me, and then SITS DOWN NEXT TO ME
*I strike up a conversation with an Australian woman, who reminds me that as terrible as it was that my airplane got stuck on the runway for a total of two hours, it could have been worse (her group was stuck in Dublin AIRPORT, unable to go outside, for 12 hours)
*French boy's friends plop down next to me and ask me all about where I'm from, what it's like temperature-wise and traffic-wise and tourist-wise and I confess that I failed my French class otherwise I'd talk to them in their native tongue
hahaha.
Also, French Boy totally looks like Bradley James. And barely managed to mutter out in English, "Where are you from?"
and is possibly way younger than I.
Did I mention Bradley James? I ALMOST LEPT ACROSS THE TABLE AT HIM. which would have been a terrible diplomatic incident. I might have been barred from France.