First day in the cold

Today was my first proper day in Minneapolis. I had myself some brekky at the hotel and stole a few pieces of fruit not knowing when I would eat again… surprisingly their bananas taste just as good as the ones we have at home!

I checked in to my actual apartment and moved all my gear in. I met Yein (maddog) Kim, one of my roommates. She seems really nice except she cooks some funky stuff and leaves it to stew in the fridge. By funky I mean searious weird Asian stuff like fried baitfish and walnuts… and by ‘stew in the fridge’ I mean she has left for 8days to Chicago and it’s sitting there getting all festy already. My room is going to smell like a giant sesspit before the next week even begins.

 

Otherwise, I escaped the aromas of the kitchen for the Mall of America. It was quite an adventure getting there but the black man with knee length black parker, tattoo and eye-patch (I kid you not) was delightfully helpful and told me everything I needed to know.

First off the mall of America is HUUUUGEEEE! It has three levels, includes several rollercoasters and a “nickelodeon land”. In saying its huge, I didn’t get around the whole thing but that was mainly because I ran out of arm space with all the bags I ended up carrying. To put in perspective, Chermside would be about half the size, so really Brisbane isn’t doing too badly afterall!

Other than that the day really wasn’t that eventful. Had dinner at an awesome Vietnamese restaurant and ate myself silly for under $10 and decorated my room J. Its pretty drab but it will do!

Laters,

Dee -and don't worry i wont post again untill there is something more interesting. I'm just loooooonely at the moment and have nothing to do!

Planes Planes Planes

10/01/13

Obviously what will be posted on here and initially written be different versions of a truth. Some things are best kept private when in proximity of the Mother’s eyes J. Don’t worry mum I promise not to go off the rails and invest in a handgun, but I will use some discretion re omissions for the blog.

Today was day one of my American adventures. This may be a painstakingly detailed recall of events but sometimes the minute things are worth explaining (or is that just my anal OCD personality coming out). I ended up having 32.7kg of luggage to take over which was 9kg too heavy so we bought another bag at the airport, and squeezed out another 13kg into it as you are allowed 2x23kg bags for the USA. This was a pain in the ass but didn’t really matter because I got a priority express card that breezed me through security and customs and I got to keep my MILO. I don’t think there was actually any rush as I ended up having an hr waiting on the other side. I think the check in lady just liked me :) (must be my girlish charm and good looks).

 

Got to the other side, checked out some really sunnies and fell in love with a pair that would have cost me about three weeks pay on my lousy job, but resisted in hopes for my first day of shopping at the Mall of America tomorrow! From there I just went to the gate which was riiiiight at the end of the terminal and sat eating Aunty Pip’s wedding fudge by the handful (at about 10am in the morning, FATYY BOOMBA).

There was one last drama though before getting on the plane… (just to keep your heart rate up mum)I got my passport scanned and was literally walking on board when I realized I had left my new big red travel wallet with all my documents in it at the security screening before customs where I was chatting along to a slightly attractive boy on his way to hong kong. I bolted back to customs where I explained through choked up words admittedly half due to nervous tears and half just from my marathon effort across the airport. Anyway I got it back and made it for the final call so it wasn’t a big deal anyway but I thought I would add it in for some scenic action on the first day.

Otherwise sitting on the plain is quite boring. I sat next to this nice Canadian couple that kept offering me their pre bought pringles and kitkats <3. I kindly declined but only because I still had my fudge and lindt balls to keep me happy (thanks TIERA). I watched the movie Lawless with one of my future husband prospsects Tom Hardy starring, s and had a little nanna nap but otherwise not much else. Now just sitting at the LAX waiting for my next flight and trying to decide whether my first American meal should be McDonalds????

I am sure the posts will get less attentive, shorter, and possibly easier to read as the trip progresses. Miss you already FAMBAM <3

Laters,

Dee