Hello Sexy Mamas and Papas,
So I last asked you guys for any topics you would like me to
consider.
Our first topic is from Karen M. who stated "I'd like
to see you write about places you would like to travel to and what you'd like
to do there. Have an awesome time in L.A and rock that Livestream!"
Quick funny story about Travel- I love travel! So much that when I started having a little
more room to spend money I decided to subscribe to a bunch of Travel
magazines. One I ordered showed a man on
a gondola ride with a sexy man as the gondola "driver" (What is
someone who steers, rows, drives a gondola?).
It seemed like a cool magazine!
Hot guys and Italy? Cool! I'll take it! I remember getting the magazine which had
been sent in an incognito package. It
was so strange to me! Why would a travel
magazine be so secretive? I understand
when people by things like sex toys, they may not want the whole world to
know. But surely, travel is not
something we care about people knowing we enjoy? In fact, I would argue we WANT people to know
we enjoy travel as it seems to promote that "worldly knowledge."
Anyways, I opened up the package and saw the cover of the
magazine. Two men a little close
together and very happy. I thought, Wow,
these guys look like gay lovers! But
thought nothing more of it. I opened up
the magazine. The advertisements seemed
a little different than normal. Two men
in speedos lounging by the pool giggling to each other with washboard abs and
perfect bodies? Well, okay... Where are
the girls with revealing bikini tops that I normally would see here? The advertisements continued and seemed to
show the most beautiful of men who seemed more into each other than the actual
travel destination they were promoting.
I finally got to the Editor's Note.
BOOM. He was talking about being
a gay male and how much the magazine has meant to him. Face-Palm moment. There had been so many signs that this was a
magazine devoted to gay men. I laughed
it off and then read the magazine and continue to read it. The travel information is great and
interesting. I just do not know if I
have much need for all the information about gay night-clubs and hotel
packages. Perhaps in another life should
I ever become a gay male.
Anyways, traveling is something I love to do! I have mainly only stayed to the 'mainland'
(Canada and USA) and only ventured to Hawaii once. I've never really had the money to go
farther. Growing up my family went on a
considerable amount of vacations around the country and this is where my love
really started. I loved the feeling of a
new place! It seemed like people could
be so different other places yet ultimately the same. Not to mention scenery in new places. You become so used to seeing where you live
that everything becomes so refreshing.
I remember going in the ocean for the first time. I was 16 and hung-over in a wet-suit gripping
a longboard. I had gone to Northern
California with my best friend to stay with her older sister for a while. I can still feel how excited I was. Despite the freezing water, the horrible feel
of hard nipples rubbing against my wetsuit and the surfboard, everything seemed
so beautiful and perfect! The word that
comes to mind whenever I am at the ocean would be ALIVE. Alive is something we all are yet sometimes
do not always truly feel. Also, a sea
lion stalked me the whole time I was there.
He popped his head of the water to watch me continue to fail
surfing. The waves were too choppy to
even fall too badly so surfing was very much out of the question. He must have been my first troll. I can almost hear him laughing. Man, what a dick.
My next experience was when I was 18 and in San Diego
visiting a good friend who was moving there.
This time I walked to the beach almost every day for 2 weeks. My friend Sara and I went body boarding as
much as we could. I was much better at
this than surfing. It gave me the
feeling of being Superman on the water.
The feeling of flying without actually spreading my wings. This is where I learned how to "eat
it." When you fall in a decent size
wave, you no longer know where or what you are doing. You feel like a propeller on a plane must
feel. Just spinning and spinning and
sometimes you hit the bottom of the ocean.
Having your ass drag along the ocean bottom is a feeling so
awkward. It is not painful because of
how much your adrenaline is pumping.
Learning to eat it came in handy once I went to Hawaii and experienced
the waves on the North Shore. As a 22
year old you would have thought I would have more common sense than to attempt
as a novice to body board on a 10 foot shore break wave. I didn't.
I got eaten (is that a word?
Sometimes I feel the internet has made me make up words) alive by that
wave and since it was shore break. My
body rubbed all over the sand. When I
finally thought I had escaped that wave, I got engulfed by another one. Rinse and Repeat 4 times. That was quite a beating!
Water is and will continue to be my favorite part of
traveling. River, Lakes, and Oceans are
something that makes me feel so good. In
literature, bodies of water always represent the "rebirth" or the
cleansing of the soul. Maybe this is why
bodies of water have made me feel so good whenever I am near them. They cleanse me and make me feel alive
again. There is almost so much
repetitive motions of life before it drains on you. School, work, repeat. Every day.
It gets pretty old after a while and always makes me feel trapped. When I travel I break free from it. Lately, I feel pretty lucky. This YouTube gig has caused me to travel a
lot more and to have the freedom of travel without worrying about work. I can take it with me. Though my views tend to suffer on the road,
the experiences are well worth making less money for the month. As I write this I am in a hotel room in West
Hollywood. This trip was actually mainly
for work and not much "travel activities" were had. Yet, you would be surprised at how much fun
it can be to talk Youtube or life with other people you so rarely see over beers
and even the waitress spilling a drink all over me could not have dampened my
day! I always look forward to seeing my
fellow YouTubers. We just like to nerd
out together. It is pretty cute, really.
You know the worst part about this long blog entry? I still haven't answered the actual
question. So where would I like to
travel and what would I like to do there?
What I REALLY REALLY WANT VERY BADLY is to travel to Europe. I have yet to be there. I want to experience the various European
cultures. One of my favorite parts about
French class was learning about the culture.
I'd like to experience what people are like in the different cultures,
how they act during everyday life, what they eat, etc. I just want to get in the life of a regular
and really experience the place.
Alright, it is 3:19 AM which means it is 5:19 in
Chicago. I have to wake up in a few
hours to catch a plane back home. Then
when I get home, I have to wake up early to get to a closing for a house. Then days and days of furniture shopping and
moving. Not to mention dealing with the
landlord of the current place. Here
comes my headache! I better stop
thinking about all the stuff I have to do or I might go insane inside my own
head and not fall asleep at all tonight.
Gross.
If you made it this far, like and favorite. Just kidding.
I do not think that is even possible here.
YOURS TRULY XOXOXOXOXO HUGS BUTT TOUCHES (corny, huh?)
Kelly
I'll be awaiting your arrival in Nova Scotia some day, Kell! :)
ReplyDeleteThe weird thing is.... I could totally "hear" your voice as I read that. The Sea Lion stalking you was quite comical! Good Luck with the new house! Make sure you Vlog your furniture shopping! ( I have to furniture shop vicariously through you ) Don't sweat the landlord! There's a reason they are called landlords. I am glad you had a GREAT time in Cali! Have a SAFE trip home!
ReplyDeleteHey Kelly,
ReplyDeleteJust want to let you know that this made my night. I got in a fight with mum and was pretty down but then I read this and I'm happy now :) You are an amazing writer and should really pursue it by doing things like this blog.
BTW come to Australia! You'll love it here, the weather, beaches, animals...
Oh and we call 'eating it' getting dumped here. It's weird to hear you talk about body boarding and water like that, because growing up with it here in Aus you don't really think about it and are just used to the feelings and sensations.
Thanks for making me end the day in a good way Kell!
Kelly do you think you can do my topic about your home life? (: Your material is so good you should make a professional blog. (:
ReplyDeleteI hate reading, but I really enjoyed reading this. You write very well! I was hearing your voice while I was reading through the whole thing. You are a genuine writer, I can sort of feel as if you were doing a 'vlog' just by reading this. A lot of people sound fake when they write but you don't!
ReplyDeleteWhen you've saved up enough money to take a larger-scale trip (like a trip overseas), Germany and France are two countries i'd recommend to at least make a stop in.An incredible amount of culture and heritage, and it's awesome. Not a very hot, relaxing vacation, but more of a histrical, cultural experience. Just an idea, hope the move goes smoothly.
ReplyDeletewow i can totaly see inside u
ReplyDeleteIm really lucky i think because i get to see africa in its real light. Its not that bad really well... morroco isnt. I also go to france (coz im half french) and its a completly different atmoshpere. And i live in London which again is totally differeny to the counties i go too.
ReplyDeleteIm really lucky i think because i get to see africa in its real light. Its not that bad really well... morroco isnt. I also go to france (coz im half french) and its a completly different atmoshpere. And i live in London which again is totally differeny to the counties i go too.
ReplyDeleteIm really lucky i think because i get to see africa in its real light. Its not that bad really well... morroco isnt. I also go to france (coz im half french) and its a completly different atmoshpere. And i live in London which again is totally differeny to the counties i go too.
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ReplyDeleteGah. You and my friends make me think I should start a blog. When I read it, it looks fun. But though I like to write, I don't know what to talk about. Ah the terrors of 3rd world problems.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, let's become best friends and travel to France. Sound good? I've totally got a few thousand dollars ready to go.
You're awesome. Bye!
I'm fortunate enough to live on the east coast of Florida, so I visit the beach frequently. My grandparents live in Elk Horn, Wisconsin so I get to go there and swim in the lake during the summer! Being in the water is so soothing, all my worries disappear. I haven't traveled anywhere else (besides the car ride to Chicago from Elk Horn to see my cousins) and I'd love to be able to see Hawaii. Following your trip there made me dream about going someday! My dream vacation is to go to China to see the temples, maybe one day when I'm financially sound I'll be able to go. Until then, ramen noodles and book reports at home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for answering Kelly :)
ReplyDeleteLiterally lol'd at you getting trolled by a Sea Lion. I'm with you about loving the water. I would live for the sunny 'day' that would occur in Ireland when I would be over visiting my grandparents from the UK so we could head down to the beach and pretend we were amphibious for the day :) I hope you are able to travel to Europe and experience all you have mentioned, it's a great place and if the weather ever depresses you a sunshine country is only ever a 2hr flight away!
That sounds really cool.
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