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Monthly Journeys, a Year of Adventure: Insights and Money-Saving Strategies · The Frommer's Travel Show

• 1:15
  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  Fromer
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  Travel
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  Show.
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  I'm
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  your
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  host,
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  Pauline
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  Fromer.
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  Jen
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  Ruiz
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  is
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  a
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  proud
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  solo
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  traveler,
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  and
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  she's
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  written
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  a
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  charming
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  book
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  called
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  12
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  Trips
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  in
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  12
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  make
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  youe
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  Own
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  Solo
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  Travel
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  Magic.
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  Hey,
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  Jen.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  Fromer
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  Travel
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  Show.
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  Thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  having
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  me,
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  Pauline.
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  So
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  the
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  book
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  is
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  based
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  on
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  something
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  I
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  think
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  us
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  do
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  when
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  we
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  have
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  those
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  big
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  birthdays
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  coming
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  up.
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  Somehow
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  when
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  you
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  turn
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  60,
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  50,
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  40,
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  30,
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  it's
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  mind
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  blowing,
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  right?
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  And
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  so
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  you
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  were
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  about
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  to
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  turn
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  30
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  because
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  you're
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  a
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  youngin,
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  and
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  what
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  did
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  you
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  decide
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  to
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  do?
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  I
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  decided
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  to
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  take
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  a
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  12
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  trips
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  in
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  12
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  months
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  challenge
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  because
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  I
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  had
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  already
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  gone
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  through
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  law
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  school,
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  worked
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  for
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  five
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  years
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  as
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  an
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  attorney.
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  I
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  had
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  spent
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  my
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  20s
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  really
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  doing
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  what
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  was
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  expected
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  of
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  me.
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  And
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  I
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  realized
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  that
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  that
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  time,
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  one
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  way
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  or
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  another,
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  was
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  about
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  to
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  be
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  gone
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  forever.
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  And
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  so
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  I
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  had
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  a
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  chance
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  to
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  really
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  commemorate
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  it
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  in
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  a
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  way
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  that
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  felt
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  special
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  to
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  me
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  and
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  that
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  also
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  took
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  away
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  from
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  the
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  anxiousness
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  of
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  feeling
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  like
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  maybe
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  I
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  hadn't
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  achieved
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  everything
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  I
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  needed
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  to
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  by
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  that
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  time.
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  So
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  being
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  able
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  to
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  plan
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  these
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  trips
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  was
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  both
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  a
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  celebration
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  and
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  a
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  distraction
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  for
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  from
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  that
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  inevitable
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  milestone
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  birthday
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  and
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  a
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  really
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  wonderful
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  way,
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  I
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  think,
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  to
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  ring
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  it
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  in.
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  Right?
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  And
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  despite
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  being
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  a
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  lawyer,
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  you
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  were
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  not
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  wealthy
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  when
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  you
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  did
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  this.
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  I
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  mean,
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  you
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  had
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  law
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  school
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  debt.
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  So
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  the
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  nitty
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  gritty,
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  which
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  you
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  discuss
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  in
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  the
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  book.
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  How
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  did
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  you
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  afford
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  to
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  do
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  12
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  books?
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  12
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  books,
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  12
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  trips
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  in
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  12
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  months?
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  Sure.
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  Well,
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  definitely
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  for
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  me,
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  it
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  was
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  something
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  where
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  the
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  library.
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  Cause
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  I
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  think
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  books
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  are
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  so
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  important
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  and
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  full
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  of
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  knowledge.
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  Knowledge
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  and
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  people
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  who
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  have
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  done
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  it
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  before
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  us.
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  So
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  immediately
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  the
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  travel
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  section
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  and
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  I
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  tried
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  to
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  get
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  every
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  book
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  that
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  I
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  could
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  on
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  budget
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  travel,
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  how
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  to
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  make
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  this
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  happen,
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  you
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  know,
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  travel
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  hacks.
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  And
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  I
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  learned,
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  I
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  think
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  the
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  first
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  big
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  trick
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  for
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  me
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  was
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  trying
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  to
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  find
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  affordable
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  flights.
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  Because
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  once
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  you
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  get
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  to
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  your
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  destination,
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  you
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  can
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  find
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  affordable
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  lodging,
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  you
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  can
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  find
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  affordable
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  food.
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  But
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  the
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  getting
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  there
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  can
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  be
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  the
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  cost
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  prohibitive
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  part
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  for
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  if
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  they
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  think
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  they
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  have
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  to
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  spend,
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  spend
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  $3,000,
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  you
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  know,
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  before
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  they
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  even
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  hit
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  the
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  ground.
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  So
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  for
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  me,
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  my
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  goal
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  was
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  to
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  get
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  flights
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  for
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  $400
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  or
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  less.
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  And
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  there
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  were
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  three
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  ways
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  that
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  I
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  did
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  this.
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  The
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  first
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  was
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  flight
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  alerts.
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  So
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  I
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  signed
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  up
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  for
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  flight
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  alert
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  programs
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  that
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  notified
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  me
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  when
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  there
• 3:47
  were
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  mistake
• 3:48
  fares,
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  when
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  there
• 3:49
  were,
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  you
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  know,
• 3:50
  unsold
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  seats.
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  And
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  they
• 3:51
  let
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  me
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  know
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  about
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  these
• 3:52
  special
• 3:52
  deals
• 3:53
  that
• 3:53
  then
• 3:53
  I
• 3:53
  could
• 3:53
  book.
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  I
• 3:54
  also
• 3:54
  learned
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  about
• 3:55
  credit
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  Cards
• 3:56
  and
• 3:56
  miles.
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  And
• 3:57
  that's
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  how
• 3:58
  I
• 3:58
  was
• 3:58
  able
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  redeem
• 3:59
  those
• 3:59
  points
• 3:59
  and
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  miles
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  from.
• 4:00
  For
• 4:00
  deals
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  like
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  a
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  $16
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  flight
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  Ecuador
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  or
• 4:04
  $80
• 4:04
  flight
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  to
• 4:05
  Thailand
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  with
• 4:06
  points
• 4:07
  and
• 4:07
  miles
• 4:07
  and
• 4:07
  just
• 4:08
  paying
• 4:08
  the
• 4:08
  taxes
• 4:08
  and
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  fees.
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  And
• 4:09
  then
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  last
• 4:10
  one
• 4:11
  was,
• 4:11
  let's
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  see,
• 4:12
  points
• 4:12
  and
• 4:13
  miles.
• 4:14
  I'm
• 4:15
  blanking
• 4:15
  on
• 4:15
  the
• 4:15
  third
• 4:15
  right
• 4:16
  now,
• 4:16
  but
• 4:16
  I
• 4:16
  would
• 4:16
  say
• 4:16
  also
• 4:17
  just
• 4:17
  generally
• 4:18
  picking
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  destination
• 4:20
  more
• 4:20
  so
• 4:20
  than.
• 4:21
  Or
• 4:21
  picking
• 4:21
  the
• 4:22
  deal
• 4:22
  more
• 4:22
  so
• 4:22
  than
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  destination.
• 4:23
  So
• 4:23
  I
• 4:23
  would
• 4:23
  look
• 4:24
  on
• 4:24
  Google
• 4:24
  flights
• 4:25
  and
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  would
• 4:25
  see
• 4:25
  what
• 4:25
  would
• 4:25
  be
• 4:26
  available,
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  and
• 4:26
  that's
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  how
• 4:27
  I
• 4:27
  would
• 4:27
  figure
• 4:28
  out
• 4:28
  how
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  would
• 4:28
  get
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  these
• 4:29
  places
• 4:29
  for
• 4:30
  less.
• 4:30
  Yeah.
• 4:31
  And.
• 4:31
  And
• 4:31
  it
• 4:32
  worked
• 4:32
  for
• 4:32
  you.
• 4:32
  You
• 4:33
  were
• 4:33
  able
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  do
• 4:34
  that.
• 4:34
  You
• 4:34
  also
• 4:34
  took
• 4:35
  an
• 4:35
  extra
• 4:35
  job,
• 4:36
  right,
• 4:37
  just
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  add
• 4:38
  some
• 4:38
  of
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  money?
• 4:39
  Yeah,
• 4:39
  I
• 4:39
  did.
• 4:40
  I
• 4:40
  started
• 4:40
  teaching
• 4:41
  English
• 4:41
  online.
• 4:42
  And
• 4:42
  so
• 4:43
  that's
• 4:43
  how
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  was
• 4:43
  able
• 4:44
  to,
• 4:44
  you
• 4:44
  know,
• 4:45
  make
• 4:45
  an
• 4:45
  extra
• 4:45
  thousand,
• 4:46
  $2,000
• 4:47
  or
• 4:47
  so
• 4:47
  a
• 4:48
  month
• 4:48
  by
• 4:49
  earning
• 4:49
  $20
• 4:50
  an
• 4:50
  hour
• 4:50
  remotely
• 4:51
  before
• 4:52
  work,
• 4:52
  every
• 4:52
  morning,
• 4:53
  on
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  weekends,
• 4:54
  at
• 4:54
  night,
• 4:54
  because
• 4:54
  these
• 4:54
  were
• 4:55
  students
• 4:55
  in
• 4:55
  China.
• 4:56
  So
• 4:56
  I
• 4:56
  was
• 4:56
  able
• 4:56
  to
• 4:57
  work,
• 4:57
  let's
• 4:57
  say
• 4:57
  9pm
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  midn,
• 4:59
  4am
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  8am
• 5:01
  and
• 5:01
  really
• 5:01
  get
• 5:01
  in
• 5:01
  those
• 5:02
  bulk
• 5:02
  hours
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  supplement
• 5:04
  my
• 5:04
  income
• 5:04
  in
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  meaningful
• 5:06
  way,
• 5:06
  rather
• 5:07
  than
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  raise.
• 5:08
  Because
• 5:08
  I
• 5:08
  remember
• 5:08
  that
• 5:09
  when
• 5:09
  I'd
• 5:09
  gotten
• 5:09
  a
• 5:09
  raise,
• 5:10
  it
• 5:10
  had
• 5:10
  always,
• 5:11
  let's
• 5:11
  say
• 5:11
  a
• 5:11
  $5,000
• 5:12
  annual
• 5:13
  raise
• 5:13
  come
• 5:13
  out
• 5:13
  to
• 5:14
  maybe
• 5:14
  an
• 5:14
  extra
• 5:14
  hundred
• 5:15
  dollars
• 5:15
  a
• 5:15
  paycheck.
• 5:16
  So
• 5:16
  it
• 5:16
  really
• 5:16
  wasn't
• 5:16
  meaningful
• 5:17
  enough
• 5:17
  to
• 5:18
  be
• 5:18
  able
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  support
• 5:18
  a
• 5:19
  trip.
• 5:19
  So
• 5:19
  with
• 5:20
  that
• 5:20
  extra
• 5:20
  side
• 5:20
  hustle,
• 5:21
  with
• 5:21
  that
• 5:21
  extra
• 5:21
  job
• 5:22
  that
• 5:22
  I
• 5:22
  took
• 5:22
  on,
• 5:22
  I
• 5:23
  was
• 5:23
  able
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  direct
• 5:23
  those
• 5:24
  funds
• 5:24
  to
• 5:24
  a
• 5:24
  trip
• 5:25
  and
• 5:25
  maybe
• 5:25
  have
• 5:25
  an
• 5:25
  extra
• 5:26
  thousand,
• 5:26
  two
• 5:26
  thousand
• 5:26
  a
• 5:27
  month
• 5:27
  for
• 5:27
  the
• 5:27
  trips.
• 5:28
  And
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  third
• 5:28
  trip
• 5:29
  was
• 5:29
  budget
• 5:30
  airlines.
• 5:32
  Glad
• 5:33
  you
• 5:33
  remembered.
• 5:33
  So
• 5:34
  which
• 5:34
  ones?
• 5:35
  I
• 5:35
  mean,
• 5:35
  what.
• 5:35
  What
• 5:36
  did
• 5:36
  you
• 5:36
  do?
• 5:37
  Where'd
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  go?
• 5:37
  Who.
• 5:38
  Which
• 5:38
  airline?
• 5:39
  Sure.
• 5:40
  So
• 5:40
  back
• 5:41
  when
• 5:41
  they
• 5:41
  were
• 5:41
  still
• 5:41
  functioning,
• 5:42
  and
• 5:42
  now
• 5:42
  we
• 5:43
  have
• 5:43
  alternatives
• 5:43
  because
• 5:43
  budget
• 5:44
  airlines
• 5:44
  change
• 5:44
  all
• 5:44
  the
• 5:45
  time.
• 5:45
  But
• 5:45
  back
• 5:46
  when
• 5:46
  they
• 5:46
  were
• 5:46
  still
• 5:46
  in
• 5:46
  operation,
• 5:47
  I
• 5:47
  flew
• 5:48
  a
• 5:49
  $99
• 5:49
  flight
• 5:50
  to
• 5:50
  Iceland
• 5:51
  with
• 5:51
  Wow
• 5:51
  Air,
• 5:52
  and
• 5:52
  then
• 5:52
  like
• 5:52
  $129
• 5:54
  coming
• 5:54
  back.
• 5:55
  So
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  was
• 5:55
  able
• 5:55
  to
• 5:55
  get
• 5:56
  there
• 5:56
  and
• 5:56
  back
• 5:56
  for,
• 5:57
  you
• 5:57
  know,
• 5:57
  less
• 5:57
  than
• 5:57
  300
• 5:58
  doll.
• 5:59
  Now,
• 5:59
  it
• 5:59
  wasn't
• 5:59
  the
• 6:00
  most
• 6:00
  comfortable
• 6:00
  flight.
• 6:00
  I
• 6:01
  didn't
• 6:01
  have
• 6:01
  entertainment
• 6:01
  on
• 6:02
  board
• 6:02
  or
• 6:02
  food
• 6:02
  or
• 6:03
  anything
• 6:03
  of
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  sort.
• 6:03
  But
• 6:04
  really
• 6:04
  it
• 6:04
  was
• 6:04
  an
• 6:04
  overnight
• 6:05
  as
• 6:05
  well.
• 6:05
  So
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  was
• 6:06
  just
• 6:06
  trying
• 6:06
  to
• 6:06
  sleep
• 6:07
  on
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  way
• 6:07
  there,
• 6:08
  you
• 6:08
  know,
• 6:08
  wake
• 6:09
  up
• 6:09
  at
• 6:09
  my
• 6:09
  destination.
• 6:10
  And
• 6:10
  if
• 6:10
  you're
• 6:10
  just
• 6:10
  trying
• 6:11
  to
• 6:11
  get
• 6:11
  there,
• 6:12
  budget
• 6:12
  airlines
• 6:13
  are
• 6:13
  really
• 6:13
  wonderful.
• 6:13
  I
• 6:14
  also
• 6:14
  found
• 6:14
  that
• 6:14
  they
• 6:15
  are
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  great
• 6:16
  hack
• 6:16
  for
• 6:16
  when
• 6:16
  you're
• 6:17
  already
• 6:17
  in
• 6:17
  Asia
• 6:18
  or
• 6:18
  Europe.
• 6:19
  Specifically
• 6:20
  because
• 6:20
  they
• 6:20
  have
• 6:20
  so
• 6:21
  many
• 6:21
  great
• 6:21
  budget
• 6:21
  airlines
• 6:22
  that
• 6:22
  operate
• 6:23
  within
• 6:23
  countries
• 6:24
  in
• 6:24
  that
• 6:24
  region.
• 6:25
  So
• 6:25
  let's
• 6:26
  say
• 6:26
  I
• 6:26
  found
• 6:26
  a
• 6:26
  deal
• 6:26
  to
• 6:27
  London,
• 6:27
  you
• 6:27
  know,
• 6:28
  for
• 6:28
  $300
• 6:29
  round
• 6:29
  trip
• 6:29
  or.
• 6:30
  And
• 6:30
  then
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  could
• 6:30
  connect
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  Greece
• 6:31
  on
• 6:31
  Ryanair
• 6:32
  for
• 6:32
  $40
• 6:33
  or
• 6:34
  from
• 6:34
  Thailand
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  Cambodia
• 6:36
  for
• 6:36
  $80
• 6:37
  on
• 6:37
  AirAsia.
• 6:38
  So
• 6:38
  those
• 6:39
  were
• 6:39
  my
• 6:39
  secrets
• 6:39
  for
• 6:40
  finding
• 6:40
  those
• 6:41
  affordable
• 6:41
  flights.
• 6:43
  Yeah,
• 6:43
  I
• 6:43
  actually
• 6:43
  talk
• 6:44
  about
• 6:44
  that
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  my
• 6:46
  speech
• 6:46
  that
• 6:47
  I
• 6:47
  give
• 6:47
  at
• 6:48
  the
• 6:48
  Travel
• 6:48
  Show.
• 6:48
  You're
• 6:49
  also
• 6:49
  a
• 6:49
  speaker
• 6:49
  at
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
  Travel
• 6:50
  Show.
• 6:50
  So
• 6:51
  we
• 6:51
  will
• 6:51
  both
• 6:52
  be
• 6:52
  in
• 6:53
  Los
• 6:54
  Angeles
• 6:55
  next
• 6:55
  weekend,
• 6:55
  actually,
• 6:56
  Long
• 6:56
  Beach.
• 6:57
  And
• 6:57
  I
• 6:58
  say
• 6:58
  you
• 6:58
  have
• 6:59
  to
• 6:59
  do
• 6:59
  two
• 6:59
  searches
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  find
• 7:01
  those
• 7:01
  fares.
• 7:02
  Often
• 7:02
  if
• 7:03
  you
• 7:03
  just
• 7:03
  do
• 7:03
  one
• 7:04
  search,
• 7:04
  you'll
• 7:05
  only
• 7:05
  see
• 7:05
  the
• 7:06
  airlines
• 7:06
  that
• 7:06
  have
• 7:07
  code
• 7:07
  shares
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  get
• 7:08
  you
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  your
• 7:09
  final
• 7:09
  destination.
• 7:10
  I
• 7:10
  would
• 7:10
  say
• 7:11
  also
• 7:11
  the
• 7:12
  key
• 7:12
  with
• 7:12
  these
• 7:12
  types
• 7:13
  of
• 7:13
  bookings,
• 7:14
  where
• 7:14
  you
• 7:15
  find
• 7:15
  where
• 7:15
  the
• 7:16
  cheapest
• 7:16
  gateway
• 7:17
  is
• 7:18
  and
• 7:18
  then
• 7:18
  another
• 7:19
  cheap
• 7:19
  hop
• 7:19
  from
• 7:20
  there
• 7:20
  is
• 7:20
  you
• 7:20
  have
• 7:20
  to
• 7:21
  build
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  a
• 7:21
  lot
• 7:21
  of
• 7:22
  time
• 7:22
  for
• 7:22
  a
• 7:22
  transfer.
• 7:23
  Right.
• 7:23
  Because
• 7:23
  you're
• 7:24
  screwed
• 7:24
  if
• 7:24
  you,
• 7:25
  if
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  miss
• 7:25
  your
• 7:25
  flight.
• 7:26
  Absolutely.
• 7:27
  And
• 7:27
  I
• 7:28
  have
• 7:28
  had
• 7:28
  running
• 7:28
  through
• 7:28
  the
• 7:29
  airport
• 7:29
  moments
• 7:30
  where
• 7:31
  I've
• 7:31
  wondered,
• 7:31
  even
• 7:32
  if
• 7:32
  I
• 7:32
  make
• 7:32
  it,
• 7:33
  will
• 7:33
  my
• 7:33
  luggage,
• 7:34
  because
• 7:34
  I
• 7:35
  doubt
• 7:35
  that
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  staff
• 7:36
  is
• 7:36
  running
• 7:36
  in
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  same
• 7:37
  way
• 7:37
  that
• 7:37
  I
• 7:37
  am
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  get
• 7:38
  this
• 7:38
  on
• 7:38
  the
• 7:39
  flight.
• 7:39
  So
• 7:40
  definitely
• 7:40
  something
• 7:40
  where
• 7:41
  you
• 7:41
  want
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  allow
• 7:41
  a
• 7:41
  buffer
• 7:42
  customs
• 7:42
  lines
• 7:43
  where
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  don't
• 7:43
  expect,
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  know,
• 7:44
  nobody
• 7:44
  expects
• 7:44
  to
• 7:44
  be
• 7:45
  trapped
• 7:45
  in
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  Amsterdam
• 7:46
  customs
• 7:46
  line.
• 7:47
  And
• 7:47
  then
• 7:47
  they
• 7:47
  get
• 7:47
  there
• 7:47
  and
• 7:47
  they're
• 7:48
  like,
• 7:48
  ah,
• 7:48
  two
• 7:48
  hours
• 7:49
  just
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  get
• 7:49
  through
• 7:50
  even
• 7:50
  to
• 7:50
  a
• 7:50
  connection.
• 7:51
  So
• 7:51
  it
• 7:51
  can.
• 7:52
  I
• 7:52
  absolutely
• 7:52
  agree
• 7:52
  with
• 7:53
  you.
• 7:53
  It
• 7:53
  helps
• 7:53
  to
• 7:54
  leave
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  significant
• 7:54
  buffer.
• 7:55
  I
• 7:55
  think
• 7:55
  like
• 7:56
  four
• 7:56
  hours
• 7:56
  or
• 7:56
  so
• 7:56
  and
• 7:57
  I'd
• 7:57
  be
• 7:57
  comfortable
• 7:57
  with
• 7:57
  it.
• 7:58
  Minimum.
• 7:59
  I
• 7:59
  think
• 7:59
  I've
• 8:00
  done
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  one
• 8:00
  to
• 8:00
  two
• 8:01
  hour
• 8:01
  ones
• 8:01
  and
• 8:01
  they've
• 8:01
  been
• 8:02
  tough.
• 8:03
  Right.
• 8:03
  So
• 8:04
  you
• 8:04
  wanted
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  make
• 8:05
  these
• 8:06
  jaunts
• 8:07
  special
• 8:08
  because
• 8:08
  they
• 8:09
  were
• 8:09
  celebrating
• 8:10
  a
• 8:10
  special
• 8:10
  milestone.
• 8:12
  And
• 8:12
  you
• 8:12
  went
• 8:12
  to
• 8:13
  some
• 8:13
  interesting
• 8:14
  places
• 8:14
  that
• 8:14
  I
• 8:14
  don't
• 8:15
  think
• 8:15
  I've
• 8:15
  ever
• 8:15
  talked
• 8:15
  with
• 8:16
  anybody
• 8:16
  on
• 8:16
  the
• 8:17
  show
• 8:17
  about
• 8:17
  before.
• 8:18
  Like
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  went
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  Athens
• 8:19
  and
• 8:20
  then
• 8:20
  you
• 8:20
  took
• 8:20
  a
• 8:20
  side
• 8:21
  trip
• 8:21
  to
• 8:22
  tell
• 8:22
  me
• 8:22
  if
• 8:22
  I'm
• 8:23
  pronouncing
• 8:23
  this
• 8:23
  right.
• 8:24
  Meteora.
• 8:25
  I
• 8:25
  think
• 8:25
  it's
• 8:26
  Meteora.
• 8:27
  Meteora.
• 8:28
  Tell
• 8:28
  us
• 8:28
  about
• 8:29
  that.
• 8:29
  Why
• 8:29
  did
• 8:29
  you
• 8:30
  choose
• 8:30
  Meteora?
• 8:31
  So
• 8:32
  I
• 8:33
  went
• 8:33
  in
• 8:34
  January
• 8:34
  and
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  islands,
• 8:36
  which
• 8:36
  is
• 8:36
  what
• 8:36
  everybody
• 8:37
  thinks
• 8:37
  of
• 8:37
  when
• 8:37
  they
• 8:38
  first
• 8:38
  think
• 8:38
  of
• 8:38
  Greece,
• 8:39
  are
• 8:39
  closed
• 8:40
  for
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  season
• 8:40
  in
• 8:41
  January.
• 8:41
  There
• 8:41
  are
• 8:42
  some
• 8:42
  that
• 8:42
  you
• 8:42
  can
• 8:42
  still
• 8:42
  visit,
• 8:43
  but
• 8:43
  it's
• 8:43
  not
• 8:43
  the
• 8:44
  same.
• 8:44
  And
• 8:44
  so
• 8:45
  I
• 8:45
  knew
• 8:45
  that
• 8:45
  I
• 8:45
  wanted
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  maybe
• 8:46
  explore
• 8:47
  a
• 8:47
  different
• 8:47
  side
• 8:48
  of
• 8:48
  Greece
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  see
• 8:49
  where
• 8:49
  I
• 8:49
  could
• 8:49
  road
• 8:49
  trip
• 8:50
  or
• 8:50
  day
• 8:51
  trip
• 8:51
  from
• 8:52
  Athens.
• 8:52
  And
• 8:53
  I
• 8:53
  wanted
• 8:54
  to
• 8:54
  see
• 8:54
  something
• 8:54
  spectacular.
• 8:55
  And
• 8:55
  so
• 8:55
  I
• 8:56
  had
• 8:56
  come
• 8:56
  across
• 8:57
  these
• 8:58
  pictures
• 8:58
  of
• 8:58
  these
• 8:59
  monasteries
• 8:59
  that
• 9:00
  were
• 9:00
  on
• 9:00
  these
• 9:01
  impossibly
• 9:01
  shaped
• 9:02
  boulder
• 9:02
  rocks,
• 9:03
  you
• 9:03
  know,
• 9:03
  jutting
• 9:03
  out
• 9:04
  really
• 9:04
  high
• 9:05
  into
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  air.
• 9:05
  And
• 9:05
  then
• 9:05
  they're
• 9:06
  built,
• 9:06
  it
• 9:06
  seems,
• 9:07
  you
• 9:07
  know,
• 9:07
  like,
• 9:07
  in
• 9:08
  a
• 9:08
  way
• 9:08
  that
• 9:08
  they
• 9:08
  can't
• 9:08
  even
• 9:09
  be
• 9:09
  balanced.
• 9:09
  And
• 9:10
  so
• 9:10
  it
• 9:10
  just
• 9:10
  felt
• 9:10
  like
• 9:10
  an
• 9:11
  architectural
• 9:11
  marvel.
• 9:12
  And
• 9:12
  then
• 9:12
  mixed
• 9:12
  with
• 9:12
  the
• 9:13
  history.
• 9:13
  And
• 9:13
  then
• 9:14
  I
• 9:14
  also
• 9:14
  learned
• 9:14
  that
• 9:15
  they
• 9:15
  were
• 9:15
  an
• 9:15
  inspiration
• 9:16
  for
• 9:16
  a
• 9:17
  Game
• 9:17
  of
• 9:17
  Thrones
• 9:18
  site
• 9:18
  on
• 9:18
  the
• 9:19
  show.
• 9:19
  And
• 9:19
  I
• 9:19
  love
• 9:20
  going
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  literary
• 9:21
  inspired,
• 9:22
  you
• 9:22
  know,
• 9:22
  TV
• 9:23
  inspired,
• 9:23
  film
• 9:23
  inspired
• 9:24
  sites,
• 9:24
  because
• 9:25
  I
• 9:25
  just
• 9:25
  think
• 9:25
  it's
• 9:25
  so
• 9:25
  great
• 9:25
  to
• 9:26
  connect
• 9:26
  it
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  something
• 9:27
  that
• 9:27
  you're
• 9:27
  already
• 9:28
  watching
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  a
• 9:28
  fan
• 9:29
  of
• 9:29
  or
• 9:29
  reading
• 9:29
  in
• 9:30
  modern
• 9:30
  life.
• 9:30
  I
• 9:31
  just
• 9:31
  think
• 9:31
  it's
• 9:31
  cool
• 9:31
  to
• 9:31
  see
• 9:31
  it
• 9:32
  come
• 9:32
  full
• 9:32
  circle
• 9:32
  and
• 9:32
  see
• 9:32
  it
• 9:33
  in
• 9:33
  front
• 9:33
  of.
• 9:33
  So
• 9:34
  I
• 9:34
  went
• 9:35
  there
• 9:35
  inspired
• 9:36
  by
• 9:36
  it
• 9:36
  being
• 9:36
  a
• 9:36
  Game
• 9:37
  of
• 9:37
  Thrones
• 9:37
  site
• 9:37
  and
• 9:37
  it
• 9:38
  being
• 9:38
  something
• 9:38
  unique.
• 9:39
  Also,
• 9:39
  I
• 9:39
  learned
• 9:40
  in
• 9:40
  doing
• 9:40
  my
• 9:40
  research
• 9:41
  that
• 9:41
  the
• 9:41
  statue
• 9:42
  of
• 9:43
  Zeus
• 9:43
  that
• 9:43
  I
• 9:43
  had
• 9:43
  wanted
• 9:44
  to
• 9:44
  see,
• 9:44
  that
• 9:44
  I'd
• 9:44
  seen
• 9:45
  from
• 9:45
  Hercules,
• 9:45
  had
• 9:46
  long
• 9:46
  since
• 9:46
  been
• 9:47
  lost
• 9:48
  to
• 9:48
  time,
• 9:48
  you
• 9:48
  know,
• 9:49
  so
• 9:49
  it
• 9:49
  was
• 9:49
  nowhere
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  be
• 9:50
  found.
• 9:50
  So
• 9:50
  I
• 9:50
  really
• 9:50
  wanted
• 9:50
  to
• 9:51
  see
• 9:51
  something
• 9:51
  unique
• 9:52
  and
• 9:53
  worthwhile.
• 9:53
  And
• 9:54
  so
• 9:54
  I
• 9:54
  went
• 9:54
  there
• 9:54
  on
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  train
• 9:55
  from
• 9:56
  Athens,
• 9:56
  took
• 9:57
  a
• 9:57
  few
• 9:57
  hours,
• 9:57
  and
• 9:57
  then
• 9:58
  I
• 9:58
  spent
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  night
• 9:59
  at
• 9:59
  a
• 9:59
  gorgeous
• 9:59
  hotel
• 10:00
  where
• 10:00
  when
• 10:00
  you
• 10:00
  open
• 10:01
  the
• 10:01
  balcony
• 10:02
  doors,
• 10:02
  immediately
• 10:03
  you
• 10:03
  see
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  rocks
• 10:03
  right
• 10:04
  in
• 10:04
  front
• 10:04
  of
• 10:04
  you.
• 10:04
  I
• 10:04
  mean,
• 10:04
  just
• 10:05
  such
• 10:05
  beautiful,
• 10:06
  beautiful
• 10:06
  landscape.
• 10:07
  And
• 10:07
  then
• 10:07
  I
• 10:08
  took
• 10:08
  a
• 10:08
  tour
• 10:09
  with
• 10:09
  an
• 10:09
  operating
• 10:10
  company
• 10:10
  there
• 10:11
  that
• 10:11
  knew
• 10:11
  all
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  best
• 10:12
  sites.
• 10:12
  And
• 10:13
  we
• 10:13
  went
• 10:13
  around
• 10:13
  first.
• 10:13
  I
• 10:14
  took
• 10:14
  two
• 10:14
  tours.
• 10:14
  So
• 10:14
  we
• 10:15
  went
• 10:15
  around
• 10:15
  first
• 10:16
  at
• 10:16
  sunset,
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  we
• 10:17
  took
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  sunset
• 10:17
  photo
• 10:18
  tour
• 10:18
  of
• 10:18
  all
• 10:18
  the
• 10:18
  best
• 10:19
  stunning
• 10:19
  views
• 10:20
  from
• 10:20
  above
• 10:20
  of
• 10:21
  the
• 10:21
  monasteries,
• 10:22
  because
• 10:22
  they
• 10:22
  are
• 10:22
  monasteries
• 10:23
  that
• 10:23
  are
• 10:23
  on
• 10:24
  top
• 10:24
  of
• 10:24
  the
• 10:24
  rocks.
• 10:25
  Six
• 10:25
  are
• 10:26
  operational
• 10:27
  of
• 10:27
  the
• 10:27
  original
• 10:27
  24.
• 10:29
  So
• 10:29
  still
• 10:29
  today
• 10:29
  you
• 10:30
  can
• 10:30
  go
• 10:30
  and
• 10:30
  visit
• 10:30
  them.
• 10:31
  Of
• 10:31
  those
• 10:32
  six,
• 10:32
  four
• 10:33
  are
• 10:33
  male
• 10:34
  and
• 10:34
  then
• 10:34
  two
• 10:34
  are
• 10:34
  run
• 10:35
  by
• 10:35
  nuns.
• 10:36
  The
• 10:36
  St.
• 10:37
  Stephen's
• 10:37
  which
• 10:37
  is
• 10:37
  one
• 10:38
  of
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  nun
• 10:38
  run
• 10:39
  ones,
• 10:39
  is
• 10:39
  widely
• 10:40
  acclaimed
• 10:40
  as
• 10:40
  one
• 10:40
  of
• 10:41
  the
• 10:41
  most
• 10:41
  beautiful
• 10:41
  ones.
• 10:42
  And
• 10:42
  just
• 10:43
  gorgeous,
• 10:43
  gorgeous,
• 10:43
  scenic
• 10:44
  views
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  the
• 10:44
  whole
• 10:44
  valley.
• 10:45
  So
• 10:45
  we
• 10:45
  went
• 10:45
  there
• 10:46
  at
• 10:46
  sunset,
• 10:46
  and
• 10:46
  I
• 10:46
  was
• 10:47
  able
• 10:47
  to
• 10:47
  explore
• 10:47
  two
• 10:48
  that
• 10:48
  evening.
• 10:49
  And
• 10:49
  then
• 10:49
  the
• 10:49
  next
• 10:50
  morning,
• 10:50
  I
• 10:50
  woke
• 10:50
  up
• 10:50
  early
• 10:51
  to
• 10:51
  do
• 10:51
  a
• 10:51
  full
• 10:52
  day
• 10:52
  tour
• 10:52
  of
• 10:52
  the
• 10:52
  area.
• 10:53
  We
• 10:53
  walked
• 10:54
  around
• 10:54
  the
• 10:54
  foot
• 10:55
  of
• 10:55
  the
• 10:55
  Boulder
• 10:56
  Mountains
• 10:57
  so
• 10:57
  we
• 10:57
  could
• 10:58
  learn
• 10:58
  more
• 10:58
  about
• 10:59
  how
• 10:59
  these
• 10:59
  were
• 10:59
  even
• 11:00
  formed.
• 11:00
  So
• 11:01
  the
• 11:01
  first
• 11:01
  person
• 11:02
  would
• 11:02
  have
• 11:02
  had
• 11:02
  to
• 11:02
  come
• 11:03
  climb
• 11:03
  their
• 11:03
  way
• 11:03
  up
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  rock.
• 11:04
  And
• 11:04
  then
• 11:04
  through
• 11:04
  a
• 11:05
  pulley
• 11:05
  system,
• 11:05
  they
• 11:05
  were
• 11:06
  able
• 11:06
  to,
• 11:06
  you
• 11:06
  know,
• 11:07
  get
• 11:07
  the
• 11:07
  materials
• 11:08
  up
• 11:08
  there,
• 11:08
  which
• 11:08
  really
• 11:09
  also
• 11:09
  served
• 11:09
  as
• 11:09
  a
• 11:09
  way
• 11:10
  to
• 11:10
  protect
• 11:10
  from
• 11:10
  invaders,
• 11:11
  you
• 11:11
  know,
• 11:12
  or
• 11:12
  any
• 11:12
  attacks
• 11:13
  moving
• 11:13
  forward,
• 11:13
  since
• 11:14
  nobody
• 11:14
  could
• 11:14
  get
• 11:14
  up
• 11:14
  there
• 11:15
  and
• 11:15
  you're
• 11:15
  really
• 11:16
  vulnerable
• 11:16
  because
• 11:16
  you
• 11:17
  have
• 11:17
  to
• 11:17
  make
• 11:17
  the
• 11:17
  climb
• 11:17
  yourself.
• 11:18
  And
• 11:18
  so
• 11:19
  over
• 11:19
  time,
• 11:19
  they
• 11:19
  built
• 11:20
  these
• 11:20
  and
• 11:20
  we
• 11:20
  were
• 11:21
  able
• 11:21
  to
• 11:21
  see
• 11:22
  it
• 11:22
  first
• 11:22
  on
• 11:22
  the
• 11:23
  ground
• 11:23
  and
• 11:23
  then
• 11:23
  we
• 11:23
  made
• 11:24
  our
• 11:24
  way
• 11:24
  up
• 11:24
  and
• 11:24
  we
• 11:24
  visited
• 11:25
  two
• 11:25
  other
• 11:25
  monasteries
• 11:26
  on
• 11:26
  the
• 11:26
  tour.
• 11:27
  And
• 11:27
  then
• 11:27
  afterwards,
• 11:28
  myself
• 11:28
  and
• 11:28
  some
• 11:28
  tour
• 11:29
  attendants
• 11:29
  went
• 11:29
  and
• 11:30
  visited
• 11:30
  another
• 11:31
  one
• 11:31
  that
• 11:31
  we
• 11:31
  could
• 11:31
  that
• 11:32
  was
• 11:32
  still
• 11:32
  open
• 11:32
  because
• 11:32
  they
• 11:33
  also
• 11:33
  alternate
• 11:33
  the
• 11:33
  days
• 11:33
  that
• 11:34
  they
• 11:34
  are
• 11:34
  open.
• 11:35
  Right.
• 11:35
  And
• 11:35
  were
• 11:35
  any
• 11:36
  of
• 11:36
  the
• 11:36
  nuns
• 11:37
  or
• 11:37
  monks
• 11:37
  there,
• 11:38
  as
• 11:38
  you
• 11:38
  were
• 11:39
  visiting?
• 11:39
  Did
• 11:39
  you
• 11:39
  meet
• 11:40
  them?
• 11:40
  Oh,
• 11:40
  yes,
• 11:41
  they
• 11:41
  are
• 11:41
  there.
• 11:42
  They
• 11:42
  most
• 11:42
  certainly
• 11:43
  are.
• 11:43
  They
• 11:43
  live
• 11:43
  there.
• 11:45
  So
• 11:45
  they
• 11:46
  are
• 11:46
  there.
• 11:46
  They're
• 11:46
  walking
• 11:47
  around.
• 11:48
  You
• 11:48
  can
• 11:48
  absolutely
• 11:49
  ask
• 11:49
  questions
• 11:49
  if
• 11:50
  you'd
• 11:50
  like.
• 11:50
  There's
• 11:50
  like
• 11:51
  one
• 11:51
  monk
• 11:52
  in
• 11:52
  particular
• 11:52
  who's
• 11:52
  in
• 11:52
  charge
• 11:53
  of
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  candles.
• 11:54
  And
• 11:54
  you
• 11:54
  know
• 11:54
  if
• 11:54
  people
• 11:55
  are
• 11:55
  going
• 11:55
  to
• 11:55
  be
• 11:55
  praying
• 11:56
  or
• 11:56
  making
• 11:57
  an
• 11:57
  offering
• 11:57
  or
• 11:57
  anything
• 11:58
  of
• 11:58
  the
• 11:58
  sort,
• 11:58
  so
• 11:58
  you
• 11:58
  can
• 11:58
  definitely
• 11:59
  ask.
• 11:59
  You'll
• 12:00
  see
• 12:00
  beautiful
• 12:00
  artwork,
• 12:02
  tile
• 12:02
  work,
• 12:03
  just
• 12:03
  gorgeous
• 12:04
  religious
• 12:05
  murals
• 12:05
  and
• 12:06
  pieces
• 12:06
  there
• 12:06
  that
• 12:07
  you
• 12:07
  can
• 12:07
  appreciate,
• 12:07
  which
• 12:08
  our
• 12:08
  guide
• 12:08
  took
• 12:08
  us
• 12:08
  through
• 12:09
  primarily.
• 12:09
  And
• 12:10
  at
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  gift
• 12:10
  shop,
• 12:11
  they're
• 12:11
  very.
• 12:11
  They
• 12:12
  round.
• 12:12
  They
• 12:12
  helm
• 12:13
  the
• 12:13
  gift
• 12:13
  shop
• 12:14
  at
• 12:14
  each
• 12:14
  monastery,
• 12:15
  so
• 12:15
  you'll
• 12:15
  be
• 12:15
  able
• 12:15
  to
• 12:16
  ask
• 12:16
  them
• 12:16
  about
• 12:16
  the
• 12:17
  items
• 12:17
  because
• 12:17
  they're
• 12:17
  selling
• 12:18
  handmade
• 12:18
  items,
• 12:19
  embroidered
• 12:19
  items,
• 12:20
  just
• 12:20
  really
• 12:20
  beautiful
• 12:21
  things
• 12:21
  that
• 12:21
  you
• 12:21
  can
• 12:21
  get,
• 12:21
  and
• 12:21
  ask
• 12:22
  about
• 12:22
  how
• 12:23
  they're
• 12:23
  made.
• 12:23
  Interesting,
• 12:24
  interesting.
• 12:25
  I
• 12:25
  remember
• 12:26
  my
• 12:26
  father
• 12:27
  went
• 12:27
  to
• 12:27
  a
• 12:27
  monastery
• 12:28
  in
• 12:28
  Belgium
• 12:29
  many
• 12:30
  years
• 12:30
  ago,
• 12:30
  and
• 12:31
  it
• 12:32
  broke
• 12:32
  his
• 12:32
  heart
• 12:33
  because
• 12:33
  he
• 12:33
  said
• 12:34
  they
• 12:34
  made
• 12:34
  the
• 12:35
  best
• 12:35
  beer
• 12:36
  on
• 12:36
  the
• 12:36
  planet
• 12:37
  and
• 12:37
  none
• 12:38
  of
• 12:38
  the
• 12:38
  monks
• 12:38
  who
• 12:39
  brewed
• 12:39
  the
• 12:39
  beer
• 12:40
  were
• 12:40
  allowed
• 12:41
  to
• 12:41
  drink
• 12:41
  it.
• 12:42
  Oh,
• 12:42
  no.
• 12:44
  So
• 12:45
  I
• 12:45
  always
• 12:45
  remember
• 12:46
  that
• 12:48
  he
• 12:48
  just
• 12:48
  was
• 12:48
  such
• 12:48
  an
• 12:49
  empathetic
• 12:49
  person
• 12:50
  that
• 12:50
  he.
• 12:50
  That
• 12:51
  he
• 12:51
  found
• 12:51
  sadness
• 12:52
  in
• 12:52
  drinking
• 12:53
  the
• 12:53
  beer
• 12:54
  at
• 12:54
  this
• 12:54
  beautiful
• 12:54
  monastery.
• 12:55
  Anyway,
• 12:57
  little
• 12:57
  story.
• 12:58
  So
• 12:59
  there's
• 12:59
  also
• 12:59
  some
• 13:00
  cautionary
• 13:00
  tales
• 13:01
  in
• 13:01
  your
• 13:01
  book.
• 13:02
  You
• 13:02
  go
• 13:02
  to
• 13:03
  Aruba
• 13:04
  and
• 13:04
  you
• 13:05
  use
• 13:05
  something
• 13:05
  that
• 13:06
  I've
• 13:06
  never
• 13:06
  heard
• 13:06
  of
• 13:07
  before,
• 13:07
  a
• 13:08
  sea
• 13:08
  bob.
• 13:08
  What
• 13:09
  is
• 13:09
  a
• 13:09
  sea
• 13:09
  bob?
• 13:10
  So
• 13:10
  if
• 13:11
  you've
• 13:11
  watched
• 13:12
  any
• 13:12
  kind
• 13:12
  of
• 13:12
  heist
• 13:13
  or
• 13:13
  James
• 13:14
  Bond
• 13:14
  movie
• 13:14
  where
• 13:15
  they're
• 13:15
  under
• 13:16
  the
• 13:16
  water
• 13:16
  and
• 13:17
  they
• 13:17
  have
• 13:17
  a
• 13:17
  giant
• 13:18
  fan
• 13:19
  of
• 13:19
  sorts,
• 13:19
  propelling
• 13:20
  them
• 13:20
  quickly
• 13:20
  under
• 13:20
  the
• 13:21
  water
• 13:21
  that
• 13:21
  they're
• 13:22
  holding
• 13:22
  on
• 13:22
  to,
• 13:22
  to
• 13:23
  do
• 13:23
  underwater
• 13:24
  heisty
• 13:25
  stuff,
• 13:25
  that.
• 13:26
  That's
• 13:26
  what
• 13:26
  it
• 13:26
  was.
• 13:27
  So
• 13:27
  it
• 13:27
  was
• 13:27
  essentially
• 13:28
  this
• 13:29
  device
• 13:29
  that
• 13:30
  propels
• 13:30
  you
• 13:31
  quickly.
• 13:31
  You
• 13:31
  hold
• 13:32
  onto
• 13:32
  it
• 13:32
  with
• 13:32
  both
• 13:32
  arms
• 13:33
  outstretched
• 13:34
  and
• 13:34
  it's
• 13:34
  a
• 13:34
  motor
• 13:35
  that
• 13:35
  takes
• 13:35
  you
• 13:35
  through
• 13:35
  the
• 13:35
  water
• 13:36
  much
• 13:36
  faster
• 13:37
  than
• 13:37
  you
• 13:37
  would
• 13:37
  go
• 13:37
  on
• 13:38
  your
• 13:38
  own.
• 13:38
  And
• 13:39
  how
• 13:39
  do
• 13:39
  you
• 13:39
  breathe?
• 13:40
  You
• 13:40
  hold
• 13:41
  your
• 13:41
  breath.
• 13:42
  It's
• 13:42
  like
• 13:42
  free
• 13:42
  diving,
• 13:43
  because
• 13:43
  you
• 13:43
  control
• 13:44
  how
• 13:44
  deep
• 13:44
  you
• 13:44
  go
• 13:44
  and
• 13:45
  you
• 13:45
  come
• 13:45
  back
• 13:45
  up.
• 13:46
  I
• 13:46
  see,
• 13:46
  I
• 13:47
  see.
• 13:47
  And
• 13:48
  so
• 13:48
  this
• 13:48
  was
• 13:48
  something
• 13:49
  you
• 13:49
  did.
• 13:49
  You
• 13:49
  saw
• 13:49
  some
• 13:50
  extraordinary
• 13:51
  sights,
• 13:51
  but
• 13:51
  you
• 13:52
  also
• 13:52
  ended
• 13:52
  up
• 13:53
  with
• 13:53
  a
• 13:53
  lifelong
• 13:53
  condition.
• 13:54
  It
• 13:54
  sounds
• 13:55
  like
• 13:55
  just
• 13:56
  some
• 13:56
  sensitivity.
• 13:57
  And
• 13:57
  I
• 13:57
  think
• 13:57
  it
• 13:57
  was
• 13:57
  in
• 13:58
  general
• 13:58
  understanding
• 14:00
  how
• 14:00
  water
• 14:00
  activities
• 14:01
  work
• 14:02
  and
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  fact
• 14:02
  that
• 14:03
  when
• 14:03
  you're
• 14:03
  changing
• 14:03
  depths
• 14:04
  that
• 14:04
  you
• 14:04
  really
• 14:05
  need
• 14:05
  to
• 14:05
  acclimate
• 14:06
  more.
• 14:07
  So
• 14:07
  that
• 14:07
  was
• 14:07
  the
• 14:07
  first
• 14:08
  incident.
• 14:08
  And
• 14:08
  then
• 14:09
  later
• 14:09
  in
• 14:09
  Mexico,
• 14:09
  I
• 14:10
  had
• 14:10
  a
• 14:10
  scuba
• 14:10
  diving
• 14:11
  where
• 14:11
  I
• 14:11
  felt
• 14:12
  like
• 14:12
  once
• 14:12
  we
• 14:12
  got
• 14:13
  to
• 14:13
  a
• 14:13
  point,
• 14:13
  I
• 14:14
  was
• 14:14
  like,
• 14:14
  oh,
• 14:14
  that's
• 14:14
  what
• 14:15
  I
• 14:15
  should
• 14:15
  have
• 14:15
  been
• 14:15
  doing
• 14:15
  with
• 14:15
  my
• 14:16
  ears
• 14:16
  before.
• 14:16
  But
• 14:17
  I
• 14:17
  think
• 14:17
  with
• 14:17
  the
• 14:17
  C
• 14:17
  bob,
• 14:18
  because
• 14:18
  you're
• 14:18
  not
• 14:19
  going
• 14:19
  super
• 14:20
  deep,
• 14:20
  right?
• 14:20
  It's
• 14:21
  just
• 14:21
  a
• 14:21
  little
• 14:21
  bit
• 14:21
  lower
• 14:22
  than
• 14:22
  maybe
• 14:23
  snorkeling
• 14:23
  because
• 14:24
  you're
• 14:24
  going
• 14:24
  at
• 14:24
  your.
• 14:25
  What
• 14:25
  you
• 14:26
  feel
• 14:26
  comfortable
• 14:26
  with.
• 14:27
  It
• 14:27
  would
• 14:27
  be
• 14:28
  similar
• 14:28
  to
• 14:28
  free
• 14:28
  diving
• 14:29
  if
• 14:29
  you
• 14:29
  know,
• 14:30
  however,
• 14:30
  but
• 14:30
  you
• 14:30
  have
• 14:31
  the
• 14:31
  assistance
• 14:31
  in
• 14:32
  going
• 14:32
  versus
• 14:33
  the
• 14:33
  natural
• 14:33
  buoyancy
• 14:34
  that
• 14:34
  I
• 14:34
  feel.
• 14:34
  I
• 14:34
  always
• 14:35
  have
• 14:35
  when
• 14:35
  I'm
• 14:35
  trying
• 14:36
  to
• 14:36
  dive
• 14:36
  down
• 14:36
  on
• 14:37
  my
• 14:37
  own
• 14:37
  and
• 14:37
  I
• 14:37
  get
• 14:38
  maybe
• 14:38
  a
• 14:38
  foot
• 14:38
  down
• 14:38
  and
• 14:39
  come
• 14:39
  right
• 14:39
  back
• 14:39
  up.
• 14:39
  And
• 14:40
  so
• 14:40
  it
• 14:40
  really
• 14:40
  is
• 14:41
  on
• 14:41
  onto
• 14:42
  you
• 14:42
  to
• 14:43
  control
• 14:43
  that.
• 14:43
  But
• 14:44
  I
• 14:44
  didn't
• 14:44
  realize
• 14:45
  that
• 14:45
  as
• 14:45
  I
• 14:45
  was
• 14:45
  going
• 14:46
  deeper
• 14:46
  through
• 14:47
  levels
• 14:47
  that
• 14:48
  my
• 14:48
  ear
• 14:48
  needs
• 14:48
  to
• 14:49
  be
• 14:49
  acclimated
• 14:50
  and
• 14:50
  that
• 14:50
  it
• 14:50
  really
• 14:50
  does
• 14:50
  affect
• 14:51
  how
• 14:52
  your
• 14:52
  ears,
• 14:52
  like
• 14:53
  your
• 14:53
  eardrums
• 14:53
  are
• 14:53
  very
• 14:53
  sensitive,
• 14:54
  especially
• 14:54
  under
• 14:54
  the
• 14:55
  water.
• 14:55
  And
• 14:55
  that
• 14:55
  if
• 14:55
  you
• 14:55
  go
• 14:56
  down
• 14:56
  too
• 14:56
  fast
• 14:57
  without
• 14:57
  acclimating,
• 14:58
  it
• 14:58
  could
• 14:58
  actually
• 14:58
  be
• 14:59
  very
• 14:59
  dangerous.
• 14:59
  It
• 15:00
  could
• 15:00
  blow
• 15:00
  out
• 15:00
  your
• 15:00
  drums.
• 15:01
  And
• 15:01
  so
• 15:01
  I
• 15:01
  think
• 15:01
  even
• 15:02
  hearing
• 15:02
  that,
• 15:02
  even
• 15:03
  hearing
• 15:03
  the
• 15:03
  word
• 15:04
  acclimate,
• 15:04
  I
• 15:04
  was
• 15:05
  like,
• 15:05
  well,
• 15:05
  I
• 15:05
  don't
• 15:05
  know
• 15:05
  what
• 15:05
  that
• 15:05
  means.
• 15:06
  I
• 15:06
  guess
• 15:06
  I'll
• 15:06
  acclimate
• 15:07
  as
• 15:07
  I
• 15:07
  go
• 15:07
  down,
• 15:07
  you
• 15:08
  know,
• 15:08
  not
• 15:08
  knowing,
• 15:09
  like,
• 15:09
  what
• 15:09
  is
• 15:09
  the
• 15:09
  actual
• 15:10
  action
• 15:10
  that
• 15:10
  you
• 15:11
  need
• 15:11
  to
• 15:11
  do
• 15:11
  of
• 15:11
  like
• 15:12
  holding
• 15:12
  your
• 15:12
  nose,
• 15:13
  blowing
• 15:13
  while
• 15:13
  your
• 15:14
  nose
• 15:14
  is,
• 15:14
  you
• 15:15
  know,
• 15:15
  held
• 15:15
  underwater,
• 15:16
  actually
• 15:16
  feeling
• 15:17
  your
• 15:17
  ears
• 15:17
  pop,
• 15:18
  like
• 15:18
  there's
• 15:18
  a
• 15:18
  whole
• 15:18
  thing
• 15:19
  you
• 15:19
  have
• 15:19
  to
• 15:19
  do.
• 15:19
  And
• 15:19
  so
• 15:20
  I
• 15:20
  think
• 15:20
  there
• 15:20
  was
• 15:20
  just
• 15:21
  a
• 15:21
  couple
• 15:21
  of
• 15:21
  things
• 15:21
  with
• 15:21
  sensitivity
• 15:22
  underwater
• 15:23
  where
• 15:23
  I
• 15:23
  didn't
• 15:24
  know
• 15:24
  that.
• 15:24
  And
• 15:24
  so
• 15:25
  as
• 15:25
  I
• 15:25
  came
• 15:25
  back
• 15:25
  up,
• 15:26
  I
• 15:26
  thankfully
• 15:26
  didn't
• 15:27
  have
• 15:27
  the
• 15:27
  ear
• 15:27
  drums
• 15:28
  burst.
• 15:28
  But
• 15:28
  they
• 15:28
  still
• 15:29
  do
• 15:29
  get
• 15:29
  sensitive
• 15:29
  in
• 15:30
  certain
• 15:30
  situations
• 15:31
  sometimes
• 15:31
  in,
• 15:32
  you
• 15:32
  know,
• 15:32
  really
• 15:33
  throughout
• 15:33
  the
• 15:34
  year,
• 15:34
  routinely.
• 15:35
  So
• 15:35
  they
• 15:35
  are
• 15:36
  just
• 15:36
  more
• 15:36
  sensitive
• 15:36
  now.
• 15:37
  But
• 15:37
  I
• 15:37
  still
• 15:37
  can
• 15:37
  hear.
• 15:38
  So.
• 15:39
  Yeah,
• 15:40
  well,
• 15:40
  no,
• 15:40
  of
• 15:40
  course
• 15:40
  it
• 15:41
  sounds
• 15:41
  like
• 15:42
  they
• 15:42
  should
• 15:42
  have
• 15:42
  given
• 15:43
  you
• 15:43
  better
• 15:43
  instruction,
• 15:45
  but
• 15:45
  this
• 15:45
  is
• 15:45
  just
• 15:46
  one
• 15:46
  of
• 15:46
  the
• 15:46
  many
• 15:46
  adventures
• 15:47
  you
• 15:47
  had.
• 15:48
  You
• 15:48
  also
• 15:49
  went
• 15:49
  on
• 15:49
  a
• 15:50
  crazy,
• 15:50
  crazy
• 15:51
  sounding
• 15:52
  hike
• 15:52
  in
• 15:53
  Zion
• 15:54
  national
• 15:54
  park.
• 15:54
  So
• 15:55
  talk
• 15:55
  about
• 15:56
  that.
• 15:56
  I
• 15:57
  did
• 15:57
  the
• 15:57
  Angels
• 15:58
  Landing
• 15:58
  hike,
• 15:58
  which
• 15:59
  is
• 15:59
  one
• 15:59
  of
• 15:59
  the
• 15:59
  most
• 15:59
  dangerous
• 16:00
  hikes
• 16:01
  in
• 16:01
  the
• 16:01
  park.
• 16:01
  They
• 16:02
  actually
• 16:02
  have
• 16:02
  signage
• 16:03
  before
• 16:03
  you
• 16:03
  go
• 16:04
  up
• 16:04
  there
• 16:04
  telling
• 16:05
  you
• 16:05
  that
• 16:05
  people
• 16:05
  have
• 16:06
  fallen.
• 16:06
  Sorry
• 16:07
  if
• 16:07
  you
• 16:07
  heard
• 16:07
  a
• 16:07
  slight
• 16:07
  grumble.
• 16:08
  That's
• 16:08
  my
• 16:08
  dog
• 16:08
  napping
• 16:09
  underneath
• 16:09
  me.
• 16:09
  And
• 16:10
  he's
• 16:10
  very
• 16:10
  content
• 16:10
  in
• 16:11
  his
• 16:11
  dreams.
• 16:12
  I'm
• 16:12
  glad
• 16:12
  it's
• 16:13
  your
• 16:13
  dog.
• 16:14
  That's
• 16:14
  nice.
• 16:16
  He's
• 16:16
  doing
• 16:17
  good.
• 16:17
  It
• 16:17
  was
• 16:18
  not
• 16:18
  me.
• 16:20
  And
• 16:20
  so
• 16:22
  Angel's
• 16:22
  Landing
• 16:23
  is
• 16:23
  widely
• 16:23
  known
• 16:24
  as
• 16:24
  one
• 16:24
  of
• 16:24
  the
• 16:24
  most
• 16:24
  perilous
• 16:25
  hikes
• 16:25
  because
• 16:25
  of
• 16:26
  the
• 16:26
  incidents
• 16:26
  that
• 16:26
  have
• 16:27
  happened,
• 16:27
  but
• 16:27
  also
• 16:27
  because
• 16:28
  there's
• 16:28
  two
• 16:29
  way
• 16:29
  traffic
• 16:30
  on
• 16:30
  the
• 16:30
  side
• 16:30
  of
• 16:30
  this
• 16:31
  mountain,
• 16:31
  but
• 16:31
  there's
• 16:32
  only
• 16:32
  one
• 16:33
  side
• 16:33
  of
• 16:33
  it
• 16:33
  that
• 16:33
  has,
• 16:34
  you
• 16:34
  know,
• 16:34
  a
• 16:34
  chain
• 16:35
  or
• 16:35
  rope
• 16:35
  to
• 16:35
  hold
• 16:36
  on
• 16:36
  to.
• 16:36
  And
• 16:36
  so
• 16:37
  you
• 16:37
  have
• 16:37
  people
• 16:37
  kind
• 16:37
  of
• 16:38
  climbing
• 16:38
  over
• 16:39
  and
• 16:39
  around
• 16:39
  each
• 16:40
  other
• 16:40
  while
• 16:40
  trying
• 16:41
  to
• 16:41
  hold
• 16:41
  on
• 16:41
  to
• 16:41
  parts
• 16:42
  of
• 16:42
  the
• 16:42
  chain
• 16:42
  or
• 16:43
  the
• 16:43
  people
• 16:43
  who
• 16:43
  don't
• 16:43
  want
• 16:43
  to
• 16:43
  get
• 16:43
  that
• 16:44
  comfortable
• 16:44
  kind
• 16:44
  of
• 16:45
  free
• 16:46
  walking
• 16:46
  it
• 16:46
  along
• 16:47
  the
• 16:47
  edge.
• 16:48
  And
• 16:48
  so
• 16:48
  that's
• 16:49
  where.
• 16:49
  And
• 16:49
  it's
• 16:49
  a
• 16:49
  sheer
• 16:50
  drop
• 16:50
  on
• 16:50
  one
• 16:51
  side.
• 16:51
  Right.
• 16:54
  So
• 16:54
  I'm
• 16:54
  actually.
• 16:55
  And
• 16:55
  it
• 16:55
  wasn't
• 16:56
  my
• 16:56
  intended
• 16:57
  hike.
• 16:57
  I
• 16:57
  had
• 16:57
  intended
• 16:58
  to
• 16:58
  hike
• 16:58
  the
• 16:58
  narrows,
• 16:59
  not
• 16:59
  realizing
• 17:00
  that
• 17:00
  they
• 17:00
  would
• 17:00
  be
• 17:00
  closed
• 17:01
  that
• 17:01
  day.
• 17:01
  We
• 17:01
  were
• 17:01
  already
• 17:02
  there.
• 17:02
  I
• 17:02
  was
• 17:02
  there
• 17:03
  with
• 17:03
  a
• 17:03
  friend.
• 17:03
  She
• 17:04
  refused
• 17:04
  to
• 17:04
  walk
• 17:05
  that
• 17:05
  final
• 17:05
  half
• 17:05
  mile
• 17:06
  up
• 17:06
  to
• 17:06
  the
• 17:06
  summit
• 17:07
  once
• 17:07
  the
• 17:07
  chains
• 17:08
  start.
• 17:08
  Up
• 17:08
  until
• 17:09
  then
• 17:09
  it
• 17:09
  is
• 17:09
  a
• 17:09
  pretty
• 17:10
  regular,
• 17:11
  normal,
• 17:11
  non
• 17:12
  threatening
• 17:12
  hike.
• 17:12
  It's
• 17:13
  that
• 17:13
  final
• 17:13
  half
• 17:14
  mile
• 17:14
  that's
• 17:16
  challenging
• 17:17
  and.
• 17:17
  Right.
• 17:18
  Definitely.
• 17:18
  I
• 17:18
  think
• 17:19
  for
• 17:19
  me,
• 17:19
  I
• 17:19
  think
• 17:19
  one
• 17:19
  of
• 17:20
  the
• 17:20
  things
• 17:20
  I
• 17:20
  always
• 17:20
  talk
• 17:20
  about
• 17:21
  is
• 17:21
  how
• 17:21
  people
• 17:22
  they,
• 17:22
  they
• 17:22
  do
• 17:22
  it
• 17:22
  to
• 17:23
  be
• 17:23
  encouraging.
• 17:23
  And
• 17:23
  they're
• 17:24
  like,
• 17:24
  oh,
• 17:24
  you're
• 17:24
  almost
• 17:25
  there,
• 17:25
  it's
• 17:25
  right
• 17:26
  there.
• 17:26
  And
• 17:26
  I
• 17:27
  feel
• 17:27
  like
• 17:27
  that
• 17:27
  has
• 17:27
  the
• 17:28
  opposite
• 17:28
  effect
• 17:28
  on
• 17:29
  me
• 17:29
  because
• 17:29
  you've
• 17:29
  all
• 17:29
  lied.
• 17:30
  It's
• 17:30
  not
• 17:31
  right
• 17:31
  there.
• 17:32
  And
• 17:33
  now
• 17:33
  I'm
• 17:33
  feeling
• 17:33
  like
• 17:34
  despair
• 17:35
  because
• 17:35
  where
• 17:35
  is
• 17:36
  the
• 17:36
  end?
• 17:36
  When
• 17:36
  is
• 17:37
  this
• 17:37
  over?
• 17:37
  I
• 17:38
  feel
• 17:38
  like
• 17:38
  I'm
• 17:38
  not
• 17:38
  getting
• 17:39
  accurate
• 17:39
  information
• 17:40
  from
• 17:40
  people
• 17:40
  coming
• 17:40
  the
• 17:41
  other
• 17:41
  direction
• 17:41
  and
• 17:42
  they're
• 17:42
  trying
• 17:42
  to
• 17:42
  encourage
• 17:43
  you
• 17:43
  but
• 17:43
  like
• 17:44
  I
• 17:44
  just
• 17:44
  need
• 17:44
  the
• 17:44
  real
• 17:45
  how
• 17:46
  much
• 17:46
  longer.
• 17:47
  And
• 17:47
  so
• 17:47
  I.
• 17:47
  It
• 17:48
  took
• 17:48
  a
• 17:48
  while
• 17:48
  for
• 17:48
  me.
• 17:48
  It
• 17:48
  took
• 17:48
  me
• 17:49
  at
• 17:49
  least
• 17:49
  an
• 17:49
  hour.
• 17:49
  My
• 17:49
  friend
• 17:49
  was
• 17:50
  very
• 17:50
  worried
• 17:51
  that
• 17:51
  I
• 17:51
  hadn't
• 17:51
  come
• 17:52
  back
• 17:52
  from
• 17:52
  that.
• 17:53
  But
• 17:53
  it
• 17:53
  was
• 17:53
  beautiful
• 17:53
  at
• 17:54
  the
• 17:54
  top.
• 17:54
  It
• 17:54
  was
• 17:54
  gorgeous,
• 17:55
  unobstructed.
• 17:56
  You
• 17:56
  know,
• 17:56
  it
• 17:56
  kind
• 17:57
  of
• 17:57
  plateaued
• 17:57
  out
• 17:57
  once
• 17:58
  you
• 17:58
  got
• 17:58
  to
• 17:58
  the
• 17:58
  top
• 17:59
  and
• 17:59
  you
• 17:59
  had
• 17:59
  different
• 17:59
  boulders
• 18:00
  that
• 18:00
  people
• 18:00
  were
• 18:00
  climbing
• 18:01
  just
• 18:01
  to
• 18:01
  get
• 18:01
  the
• 18:01
  illusion
• 18:02
  of
• 18:02
  them
• 18:02
  just
• 18:02
  in
• 18:03
  the
• 18:03
  middle
• 18:03
  of
• 18:03
  the
• 18:03
  sky.
• 18:04
  So
• 18:04
  it
• 18:04
  was
• 18:04
  a
• 18:04
  really
• 18:05
  scenic,
• 18:05
  beautiful
• 18:06
  view.
• 18:07
  But
• 18:07
  I
• 18:07
  think
• 18:07
  now
• 18:07
  they
• 18:08
  possibly
• 18:08
  have
• 18:08
  it
• 18:09
  more
• 18:09
  restricted
• 18:09
  in
• 18:09
  the
• 18:09
  way
• 18:10
  that
• 18:10
  they're.
• 18:10
  That
• 18:11
  they
• 18:11
  allow
• 18:11
  access.
• 18:11
  I
• 18:12
  don't
• 18:12
  know
• 18:12
  that
• 18:12
  you
• 18:12
  can
• 18:12
  just
• 18:12
  walk
• 18:13
  up
• 18:13
  now.
• 18:13
  You
• 18:13
  may
• 18:13
  need
• 18:14
  reservations.
• 18:15
  This
• 18:15
  was
• 18:15
  before
• 18:15
  and
• 18:15
  I
• 18:15
  know
• 18:16
  it's
• 18:16
  since
• 18:16
  become
• 18:16
  very
• 18:16
  popular,
• 18:17
  but
• 18:17
  it
• 18:17
  was
• 18:18
  definitely
• 18:18
  worth
• 18:18
  it.
• 18:19
  I
• 18:19
  would
• 18:19
  just
• 18:19
  probably
• 18:19
  go
• 18:20
  with
• 18:20
  a
• 18:20
  buddy.
• 18:21
  There's
• 18:21
  somebody
• 18:21
  to
• 18:22
  catch
• 18:22
  you
• 18:22
  if
• 18:22
  you
• 18:22
  fall
• 18:23
  or
• 18:23
  start
• 18:23
  to
• 18:23
  trip.
• 18:24
  I
• 18:24
  thought
• 18:24
  that
• 18:24
  was
• 18:25
  terrifying
• 18:26
  on
• 18:26
  that
• 18:26
  same
• 18:26
  trip
• 18:27
  you
• 18:27
  also
• 18:28
  went
• 18:28
  to
• 18:28
  a
• 18:28
  place
• 18:29
  that
• 18:29
  I
• 18:29
  have
• 18:30
  seen
• 18:30
  in
• 18:30
  so
• 18:31
  many
• 18:31
  pictures.
• 18:32
  It's
• 18:32
  called
• 18:33
  Antelope.
• 18:34
  Am
• 18:34
  I.
• 18:34
  What
• 18:35
  is
• 18:35
  it
• 18:35
  called?
• 18:36
  Yes,
• 18:36
  it's
• 18:36
  called
• 18:36
  Antelope
• 18:37
  Canyon.
• 18:38
  And
• 18:38
  you
• 18:38
  have
• 18:38
  Lower
• 18:39
  Antelope
• 18:40
  Canyon
• 18:40
  and
• 18:40
  Upper
• 18:41
  Antelope
• 18:41
  Canyon.
• 18:42
  And
• 18:42
  it's
• 18:42
  on
• 18:43
  Navajo
• 18:43
  land,
• 18:44
  so
• 18:44
  you
• 18:44
  can
• 18:44
  only
• 18:45
  enter
• 18:45
  with
• 18:45
  a
• 18:46
  Navajo
• 18:46
  approved
• 18:47
  guide.
• 18:47
  So
• 18:48
  you
• 18:48
  would
• 18:48
  be
• 18:48
  booking
• 18:48
  through
• 18:49
  them,
• 18:49
  you'd
• 18:49
  be
• 18:49
  supporting
• 18:50
  the
• 18:50
  tribe
• 18:50
  with
• 18:50
  your
• 18:50
  purchase
• 18:51
  and
• 18:51
  your
• 18:51
  visit.
• 18:52
  And
• 18:52
  the
• 18:53
  best
• 18:53
  time
• 18:53
  to
• 18:53
  visit
• 18:54
  to
• 18:54
  see
• 18:54
  what
• 18:54
  looks
• 18:55
  like
• 18:55
  this,
• 18:55
  you
• 18:55
  know,
• 18:56
  picture
• 18:56
  perfect
• 18:57
  screen
• 18:57
  wallpaper
• 18:58
  that
• 18:58
  you've
• 18:59
  seen
• 18:59
  probably
• 18:59
  at
• 19:00
  some
• 19:00
  point
• 19:00
  in
• 19:00
  time
• 19:00
  you
• 19:01
  have
• 19:01
  to.
• 19:01
  It's
• 19:01
  kind
• 19:02
  of
• 19:02
  streaked
• 19:02
  with
• 19:03
  brown,
• 19:03
  brown
• 19:04
  and
• 19:04
  white
• 19:05
  horizontal
• 19:06
  streaks
• 19:06
  that
• 19:07
  it
• 19:07
  doesn't
• 19:07
  look
• 19:07
  like
• 19:08
  something
• 19:08
  in
• 19:08
  nature.
• 19:08
  It
• 19:09
  really
• 19:09
  looks
• 19:09
  to
• 19:10
  me
• 19:10
  like
• 19:10
  something
• 19:10
  that
• 19:11
  would
• 19:11
  be
• 19:11
  wallpaper
• 19:12
  in
• 19:12
  a
• 19:12
  Mad
• 19:12
  Men
• 19:13
  epis.
• 19:14
  I
• 19:14
  mean,
• 19:14
  it's
• 19:14
  really
• 19:15
  interesting
• 19:15
  looking.
• 19:16
  I
• 19:17
  call
• 19:17
  those
• 19:17
  caramel
• 19:18
  swirl
• 19:19
  walls
• 19:20
  because
• 19:20
  it
• 19:21
  swirls.
• 19:21
  They
• 19:21
  swirl
• 19:22
  like
• 19:22
  caramel
• 19:22
  for
• 19:23
  me.
• 19:23
  And
• 19:23
  I
• 19:23
  love
• 19:23
  candies
• 19:24
  and
• 19:24
  sweets.
• 19:24
  So
• 19:24
  for
• 19:24
  me
• 19:24
  it
• 19:25
  felt
• 19:25
  like
• 19:25
  going
• 19:25
  through
• 19:26
  like
• 19:26
  this
• 19:26
  kind
• 19:26
  of
• 19:26
  frozen
• 19:27
  wall
• 19:27
  of
• 19:27
  that.
• 19:27
  But
• 19:28
  the
• 19:28
  colors
• 19:28
  actually
• 19:28
  vary
• 19:29
  in
• 19:29
  the
• 19:29
  upper
• 19:29
  and
• 19:29
  the
• 19:30
  lower.
• 19:30
  So
• 19:30
  the
• 19:30
  upper
• 19:31
  is
• 19:31
  where
• 19:31
  you'll
• 19:31
  have
• 19:31
  more
• 19:32
  of
• 19:32
  that
• 19:32
  brown.
• 19:32
  The
• 19:32
  lower
• 19:33
  has
• 19:33
  these
• 19:33
  gorgeous
• 19:34
  like
• 19:34
  purples,
• 19:35
  reds,
• 19:36
  much
• 19:36
  more
• 19:36
  deeper,
• 19:37
  cooler
• 19:37
  hues
• 19:38
  because
• 19:38
  the
• 19:38
  upper
• 19:39
  has
• 19:39
  access
• 19:40
  to
• 19:40
  sunbeams
• 19:41
  that
• 19:41
  come
• 19:42
  in
• 19:42
  from
• 19:42
  the
• 19:42
  openings
• 19:43
  and
• 19:44
  shine
• 19:44
  down
• 19:44
  in
• 19:45
  what
• 19:45
  I
• 19:45
  call
• 19:45
  like
• 19:45
  the
• 19:46
  beam
• 19:46
  me
• 19:46
  up
• 19:46
  Scotty,
• 19:47
  where
• 19:47
  if
• 19:47
  you
• 19:48
  throw
• 19:49
  sand
• 19:49
  into
• 19:49
  the
• 19:50
  sunbeam,
• 19:50
  it
• 19:50
  really
• 19:51
  shows
• 19:51
  the
• 19:52
  contrast
• 19:52
  and
• 19:53
  you'll
• 19:53
  see
• 19:53
  that
• 19:53
  beautiful
• 19:54
  beam
• 19:54
  coming
• 19:54
  in.
• 19:55
  It
• 19:55
  starts
• 19:56
  at
• 19:56
  the
• 19:56
  spring
• 19:57
  solstice.
• 19:58
  That's
• 19:58
  when
• 19:58
  the
• 19:58
  sun
• 19:58
  will
• 19:59
  be
• 19:59
  high
• 19:59
  enough
• 20:00
  to
• 20:00
  come
• 20:00
  in
• 20:00
  through
• 20:01
  the
• 20:01
  upper
• 20:01
  slots
• 20:02
  of
• 20:02
  Upper
• 20:02
  Antelope
• 20:03
  Canyon.
• 20:03
  So
• 20:04
  starting
• 20:04
  usually
• 20:04
  March
• 20:04
  21st
• 20:05
  is
• 20:05
  the
• 20:05
  solstice
• 20:06
  ish
• 20:07
  around
• 20:07
  there.
• 20:07
  And
• 20:07
  so
• 20:08
  that's
• 20:08
  when
• 20:08
  you
• 20:08
  can
• 20:08
  start
• 20:09
  to
• 20:09
  go.
• 20:09
  And
• 20:09
  you'll
• 20:10
  see
• 20:10
  them
• 20:10
  come
• 20:10
  in
• 20:11
  like
• 20:11
  that
• 20:11
  around
• 20:12
  noon.
• 20:12
  So
• 20:13
  you
• 20:13
  want
• 20:13
  to
• 20:13
  plan
• 20:13
  for
• 20:13
  an
• 20:13
  11am
• 20:14
  tour
• 20:15
  so
• 20:15
  that
• 20:15
  you're
• 20:16
  in
• 20:16
  there
• 20:16
  around
• 20:16
  noon,
• 20:17
  1pm
• 20:18
  when
• 20:18
  they're
• 20:19
  shining
• 20:19
  in
• 20:19
  directly
• 20:20
  from
• 20:20
  above
• 20:21
  versus,
• 20:21
  you
• 20:21
  know,
• 20:22
  from
• 20:22
  an
• 20:22
  angle.
• 20:22
  So
• 20:22
  you
• 20:23
  can
• 20:23
  just
• 20:23
  see
• 20:23
  the
• 20:23
  maximum
• 20:24
  brightness
• 20:24
  of
• 20:25
  that
• 20:25
  beam.
• 20:25
  And
• 20:25
  then
• 20:25
  the
• 20:26
  lower
• 20:26
  tour
• 20:26
  you
• 20:27
  can
• 20:27
  do
• 20:27
  afterwards
• 20:28
  in
• 20:28
  the
• 20:28
  afternoon
• 20:28
  because
• 20:29
  like
• 20:29
  I
• 20:29
  said,
• 20:29
  it
• 20:29
  doesn't
• 20:30
  have
• 20:30
  the
• 20:30
  same
• 20:30
  sunbeams.
• 20:31
  It's
• 20:31
  kind
• 20:31
  of
• 20:32
  underground.
• 20:32
  It
• 20:33
  has
• 20:33
  much
• 20:33
  more
• 20:33
  cooler,
• 20:34
  feels
• 20:35
  like
• 20:35
  a
• 20:35
  cavern,
• 20:35
  but
• 20:36
  dry.
• 20:36
  Not
• 20:37
  the
• 20:37
  same
• 20:37
  kind
• 20:37
  of
• 20:37
  stalagmites,
• 20:38
  the
• 20:38
  lactites
• 20:39
  that
• 20:39
  you're
• 20:39
  seeing
• 20:39
  and
• 20:40
  just
• 20:41
  a
• 20:41
  desert
• 20:42
  format,
• 20:42
  but
• 20:43
  just
• 20:43
  cool.
• 20:43
  It's
• 20:43
  always
• 20:44
  going
• 20:44
  to
• 20:44
  be
• 20:44
  significantly
• 20:46
  colder
• 20:46
  than
• 20:46
  it
• 20:46
  is
• 20:46
  in
• 20:47
  the
• 20:47
  upper
• 20:47
  canyon
• 20:47
  because
• 20:48
  of
• 20:48
  its
• 20:48
  location.
• 20:49
  And
• 20:49
  it's
• 20:50
  kind
• 20:50
  of
• 20:50
  mystical.
• 20:51
  Magic
• 20:51
  is
• 20:51
  a
• 20:52
  theme
• 20:52
  in
• 20:52
  the
• 20:52
  book.
• 20:53
  And
• 20:53
  I
• 20:53
  did
• 20:53
  have
• 20:53
  a
• 20:53
  little
• 20:54
  bit
• 20:54
  of
• 20:54
  a
• 20:54
  spooky
• 20:54
  moment
• 20:55
  afterwards
• 20:55
  where
• 20:55
  I
• 20:55
  spotted
• 20:56
  a
• 20:56
  shadow
• 20:56
  on
• 20:57
  the
• 20:57
  photo
• 20:57
  that
• 20:57
  I
• 20:57
  took
• 20:58
  that
• 20:58
  did
• 20:58
  not
• 20:58
  belong
• 20:59
  to
• 20:59
  me.
• 20:59
  So
• 21:00
  it's
• 21:00
  possible,
• 21:00
  you
• 21:01
  know,
• 21:01
  Navajo
• 21:01
  land,
• 21:02
  you
• 21:02
  never
• 21:02
  know
• 21:03
  what
• 21:03
  spirits
• 21:04
  might
• 21:04
  be
• 21:04
  there.
• 21:04
  But
• 21:05
  thankfully,
• 21:06
  I
• 21:06
  had
• 21:06
  no
• 21:06
  issues
• 21:07
  passing
• 21:07
  through.
• 21:07
  Whoever
• 21:08
  it
• 21:08
  was
• 21:08
  was
• 21:08
  okay
• 21:09
  with
• 21:09
  my.
• 21:11
  And
• 21:11
  I
• 21:11
  had
• 21:11
  a
• 21:11
  wonderful
• 21:12
  time.
• 21:12
  But
• 21:12
  you
• 21:12
  definitely
• 21:13
  do
• 21:13
  feel
• 21:14
  that.
• 21:15
  You
• 21:15
  feel
• 21:15
  that
• 21:15
  specialness
• 21:16
  of
• 21:16
  the
• 21:16
  land.
• 21:17
  You
• 21:17
  feel
• 21:17
  like
• 21:17
  you
• 21:18
  mentioned
• 21:18
  that
• 21:18
  otherness
• 21:19
  of
• 21:19
  this
• 21:19
  landscape
• 21:20
  that's
• 21:20
  unique
• 21:21
  and
• 21:21
  unlike
• 21:21
  anything
• 21:22
  else
• 21:22
  that
• 21:22
  you'd
• 21:22
  find.
• 21:23
  So
• 21:23
  it
• 21:23
  really
• 21:23
  is
• 21:24
  a
• 21:25
  worthwhile
• 21:25
  experience,
• 21:26
  and
• 21:26
  it's
• 21:26
  right
• 21:26
  here
• 21:27
  in
• 21:27
  the
• 21:27
  U.S.
• 21:28
  yeah.
• 21:28
  Well,
• 21:29
  I'm
• 21:29
  glad
• 21:29
  you
• 21:29
  brought
• 21:29
  up
• 21:30
  the
• 21:30
  magic,
• 21:30
  because
• 21:31
  you
• 21:32
  point
• 21:32
  out
• 21:32
  those
• 21:33
  moments
• 21:33
  in
• 21:34
  your
• 21:34
  trip,
• 21:34
  like
• 21:35
  you're
• 21:35
  in
• 21:35
  Florence
• 21:36
  and
• 21:36
  you
• 21:36
  go
• 21:36
  to
• 21:37
  a
• 21:37
  concert
• 21:38
  and
• 21:39
  they
• 21:40
  dedicate
• 21:40
  a
• 21:40
  song
• 21:41
  to
• 21:41
  you.
• 21:42
  I
• 21:42
  would
• 21:42
  assume
• 21:43
  because
• 21:43
  I've
• 21:43
  met
• 21:43
  you,
• 21:43
  it
• 21:44
  was
• 21:44
  probably
• 21:44
  your
• 21:44
  beaming
• 21:45
  smile,
• 21:46
  but
• 21:46
  you
• 21:46
  thought
• 21:46
  it
• 21:47
  was
• 21:47
  because
• 21:47
  you
• 21:47
  were
• 21:48
  a
• 21:48
  solo
• 21:48
  traveler.
• 21:49
  Do
• 21:49
  you
• 21:50
  think
• 21:50
  sometimes
• 21:51
  solo
• 21:51
  travelers
• 21:52
  have
• 21:52
  a
• 21:52
  better
• 21:53
  time
• 21:53
  than
• 21:53
  those
• 21:53
  who
• 21:54
  travel
• 21:54
  in
• 21:54
  groups
• 21:55
  or
• 21:55
  in
• 21:55
  couples?
• 21:56
  I
• 21:56
  think
• 21:56
  that
• 21:56
  they
• 21:57
  can
• 21:57
  have
• 21:57
  a
• 21:57
  more
• 21:58
  immersive
• 21:59
  time
• 21:59
  because
• 21:59
  when
• 22:00
  you're
• 22:00
  traveling
• 22:00
  with
• 22:01
  somebody
• 22:01
  that
• 22:01
  you
• 22:01
  know,
• 22:02
  you're
• 22:02
  always
• 22:03
  debriefing
• 22:04
  after
• 22:04
  an
• 22:04
  event
• 22:04
  with
• 22:05
  them.
• 22:05
  You're
• 22:05
  talking
• 22:06
  with
• 22:06
  them
• 22:06
  in
• 22:06
  the
• 22:07
  language
• 22:07
  that
• 22:07
  you're
• 22:07
  comfortable
• 22:08
  speaking
• 22:08
  with
• 22:09
  them.
• 22:09
  You
• 22:09
  always
• 22:10
  have
• 22:10
  somebody
• 22:10
  to
• 22:10
  rely
• 22:11
  on
• 22:11
  if
• 22:11
  something
• 22:11
  goes
• 22:12
  wrong.
• 22:12
  And
• 22:12
  it's
• 22:13
  a
• 22:13
  wonderful,
• 22:13
  secure
• 22:14
  way
• 22:14
  of
• 22:14
  traveling.
• 22:14
  You
• 22:15
  really
• 22:15
  bond
• 22:15
  with
• 22:15
  that
• 22:16
  person
• 22:16
  and
• 22:16
  experience
• 22:17
  something
• 22:17
  new
• 22:17
  with
• 22:17
  them.
• 22:18
  It's
• 22:18
  wonderful.
• 22:19
  I
• 22:19
  don't
• 22:19
  think
• 22:19
  there's
• 22:19
  any
• 22:20
  wrong
• 22:20
  way
• 22:20
  to
• 22:20
  travel.
• 22:21
  All
• 22:22
  methods
• 22:22
  of
• 22:22
  travel
• 22:23
  have
• 22:23
  their
• 22:23
  pros
• 22:23
  and
• 22:23
  cons.
• 22:24
  But
• 22:24
  when
• 22:24
  you
• 22:24
  are
• 22:24
  solo
• 22:25
  traveling,
• 22:25
  one
• 22:25
  of
• 22:25
  the
• 22:25
  pros,
• 22:26
  many
• 22:26
  of
• 22:27
  them
• 22:27
  include
• 22:28
  you're
• 22:28
  going
• 22:28
  to
• 22:28
  be
• 22:29
  debriefing
• 22:29
  with
• 22:29
  random
• 22:30
  strangers,
• 22:30
  maybe
• 22:30
  the
• 22:31
  hotel
• 22:31
  clerk,
• 22:31
  maybe
• 22:32
  the
• 22:32
  taxi
• 22:32
  person,
• 22:33
  right
• 22:33
  after
• 22:33
  you
• 22:33
  get
• 22:34
  out
• 22:34
  of
• 22:34
  the
• 22:34
  museum.
• 22:34
  And
• 22:34
  you'll
• 22:35
  be
• 22:35
  like,
• 22:35
  oh,
• 22:35
  have
• 22:35
  you
• 22:36
  been
• 22:36
  there?
• 22:36
  What
• 22:36
  was
• 22:36
  your
• 22:36
  favorite
• 22:37
  piece?
• 22:37
  I
• 22:37
  really
• 22:38
  love
• 22:38
  this
• 22:38
  because
• 22:38
  you're
• 22:39
  not
• 22:39
  you
• 22:39
  talking
• 22:39
  to
• 22:39
  somebody
• 22:40
  beside
• 22:40
  you,
• 22:40
  and
• 22:40
  you
• 22:41
  want
• 22:41
  to
• 22:41
  share
• 22:41
  that
• 22:41
  with
• 22:41
  somebody.
• 22:42
  You're
• 22:42
  making
• 22:42
  more
• 22:43
  of
• 22:43
  an
• 22:43
  effort
• 22:43
  to
• 22:43
  speak
• 22:43
  the
• 22:44
  local
• 22:44
  language.
• 22:44
  Maybe
• 22:45
  you're
• 22:45
  sitting
• 22:45
  alone
• 22:46
  and
• 22:46
  participating
• 22:47
  or
• 22:47
  being
• 22:47
  curious
• 22:47
  about
• 22:48
  something,
• 22:48
  and
• 22:48
  that's
• 22:49
  when
• 22:49
  people
• 22:49
  maybe
• 22:49
  approach
• 22:49
  you,
• 22:50
  invite
• 22:50
  you
• 22:50
  to
• 22:51
  something.
• 22:51
  It's
• 22:51
  a
• 22:51
  lot
• 22:52
  easier
• 22:52
  to
• 22:52
  invite
• 22:52
  one
• 22:53
  person
• 22:53
  to
• 22:53
  something
• 22:54
  than
• 22:54
  it
• 22:54
  is
• 22:54
  to
• 22:54
  invite
• 22:54
  a
• 22:55
  whole
• 22:55
  group
• 22:55
  of
• 22:55
  people
• 22:55
  or
• 22:56
  even
• 22:56
  two
• 22:56
  people.
• 22:56
  So
• 22:57
  I've
• 22:57
  always
• 22:57
  been
• 22:58
  asked
• 22:58
  to
• 22:58
  do
• 22:59
  many
• 22:59
  different
• 22:59
  things,
• 23:00
  are
• 23:00
  invited
• 23:01
  to
• 23:01
  different
• 23:01
  places
• 23:01
  or
• 23:01
  even
• 23:02
  gotten
• 23:02
  gifts
• 23:02
  or
• 23:03
  special
• 23:03
  things
• 23:03
  that
• 23:03
  People
• 23:04
  have
• 23:04
  given
• 23:04
  me
• 23:04
  because
• 23:05
  they
• 23:05
  see
• 23:05
  that
• 23:06
  I'm
• 23:06
  there
• 23:06
  and
• 23:06
  I'm
• 23:06
  curious
• 23:07
  and
• 23:07
  I'm
• 23:07
  by
• 23:07
  myself,
• 23:08
  and
• 23:08
  they
• 23:08
  just
• 23:08
  want
• 23:08
  to
• 23:09
  reward
• 23:09
  me,
• 23:10
  I
• 23:10
  guess,
• 23:10
  or
• 23:11
  just
• 23:11
  kind
• 23:11
  of
• 23:12
  give
• 23:12
  me
• 23:12
  something
• 23:12
  to
• 23:13
  think
• 23:14
  happily
• 23:14
  and
• 23:14
  fondly
• 23:15
  about
• 23:15
  their
• 23:15
  country
• 23:16
  with.
• 23:16
  I
• 23:16
  find
• 23:16
  that
• 23:16
  most
• 23:17
  people
• 23:17
  want
• 23:18
  you
• 23:18
  to
• 23:18
  leave
• 23:19
  with
• 23:19
  a
• 23:19
  positive
• 23:19
  experience
• 23:20
  of
• 23:20
  where
• 23:20
  they
• 23:21
  live.
• 23:21
  They
• 23:21
  want
• 23:21
  you
• 23:21
  to
• 23:22
  have
• 23:22
  good
• 23:22
  memories.
• 23:23
  They
• 23:23
  want
• 23:23
  you
• 23:23
  to
• 23:23
  see
• 23:24
  something
• 23:24
  worthwhile.
• 23:25
  And
• 23:25
  so
• 23:25
  they're
• 23:26
  going
• 23:26
  to
• 23:26
  try
• 23:26
  to
• 23:26
  steer
• 23:26
  you
• 23:27
  in
• 23:27
  that
• 23:27
  direction,
• 23:27
  particularly
• 23:28
  if
• 23:28
  they
• 23:28
  see
• 23:28
  that
• 23:28
  you're
• 23:28
  there
• 23:29
  alone
• 23:29
  because.
• 23:29
  And
• 23:30
  you're
• 23:30
  a
• 23:30
  woman
• 23:30
  alone
• 23:31
  because
• 23:31
  they
• 23:31
  want
• 23:31
  to.
• 23:32
  You
• 23:32
  know,
• 23:32
  there's
• 23:32
  that
• 23:32
  instinct
• 23:33
  of.
• 23:33
  Especially
• 23:34
  from
• 23:34
  all
• 23:34
  sides,
• 23:35
  you
• 23:35
  know,
• 23:35
  older
• 23:36
  grandmothers,
• 23:37
  you
• 23:37
  know,
• 23:37
  all
• 23:37
  kinds
• 23:37
  of
• 23:37
  people
• 23:38
  that
• 23:38
  just
• 23:38
  want
• 23:38
  to
• 23:38
  protect
• 23:39
  you
• 23:39
  and
• 23:39
  make
• 23:39
  sure
• 23:39
  you
• 23:40
  have
• 23:40
  a
• 23:40
  good
• 23:40
  time
• 23:41
  and
• 23:41
  kind
• 23:41
  of
• 23:41
  give
• 23:42
  you
• 23:42
  little
• 23:42
  gifts
• 23:42
  for
• 23:43
  your
• 23:43
  journey.
• 23:43
  So.
• 23:44
  And
• 23:44
  I
• 23:44
  think
• 23:44
  that
• 23:44
  that's
• 23:45
  kind
• 23:45
  of
• 23:45
  the
• 23:45
  case
• 23:45
  of
• 23:45
  all
• 23:46
  stories,
• 23:46
  right?
• 23:46
  Where
• 23:46
  we
• 23:47
  see
• 23:47
  the
• 23:47
  hero's
• 23:48
  tale
• 23:48
  or
• 23:49
  the
• 23:49
  heroine
• 23:49
  that
• 23:50
  goes
• 23:50
  into
• 23:50
  the
• 23:50
  woods
• 23:51
  and
• 23:51
  the
• 23:51
  different
• 23:51
  gifts
• 23:51
  that
• 23:51
  she's
• 23:52
  given
• 23:52
  along
• 23:52
  the
• 23:52
  way
• 23:53
  and
• 23:53
  the
• 23:53
  different
• 23:53
  challenges
• 23:54
  and
• 23:54
  how
• 23:54
  she
• 23:54
  comes
• 23:55
  out
• 23:55
  a
• 23:55
  whole
• 23:55
  different
• 23:55
  person.
• 23:56
  So
• 23:56
  it's
• 23:57
  a
• 23:57
  tale
• 23:57
  that
• 23:57
  we've
• 23:57
  had
• 23:58
  for
• 23:58
  centuries,
• 23:59
  but
• 23:59
  this
• 23:59
  is
• 23:59
  kind
• 24:00
  of
• 24:00
  the
• 24:00
  modern
• 24:00
  version
• 24:01
  and
• 24:01
  where
• 24:01
  you
• 24:01
  can
• 24:01
  find
• 24:02
  those
• 24:02
  people,
• 24:03
  those
• 24:03
  kind
• 24:03
  of
• 24:04
  fairy
• 24:04
  godmothers
• 24:05
  of
• 24:05
  travel
• 24:05
  or
• 24:06
  just
• 24:06
  helpers
• 24:06
  along
• 24:07
  the
• 24:07
  way
• 24:07
  that
• 24:07
  you
• 24:08
  keep
• 24:08
  you
• 24:08
  going.
• 24:09
  Sure,
• 24:10
  sure.
• 24:10
  Of
• 24:11
  all
• 24:11
  the
• 24:11
  places,
• 24:12
  of
• 24:12
  all
• 24:12
  the
• 24:12
  12
• 24:13
  trips
• 24:13
  and
• 24:14
  12
• 24:14
  months
• 24:14
  that
• 24:14
  you
• 24:14
  took
• 24:15
  and
• 24:16
  then
• 24:16
  wrote
• 24:16
  this
• 24:16
  book
• 24:16
  about,
• 24:17
  was
• 24:17
  there
• 24:17
  one
• 24:18
  that
• 24:18
  was
• 24:18
  particularly
• 24:20
  mind
• 24:21
  altering
• 24:21
  or
• 24:22
  heart
• 24:22
  altering?
• 24:23
  Is
• 24:23
  there
• 24:23
  one
• 24:23
  that
• 24:24
  really
• 24:24
  sticks
• 24:25
  with
• 24:25
  you?
• 24:26
  I
• 24:26
  think,
• 24:26
  you
• 24:26
  know,
• 24:27
  the
• 24:27
  trip
• 24:27
  that
• 24:28
  I
• 24:28
  took
• 24:28
  to
• 24:28
  Toronto
• 24:29
  with
• 24:29
  my
• 24:29
  parents
• 24:30
  after
• 24:30
  my
• 24:31
  grandfather
• 24:31
  passed,
• 24:33
  it
• 24:33
  was
• 24:34
  a
• 24:35
  time
• 24:35
  when
• 24:36
  my
• 24:36
  mom,
• 24:36
  who
• 24:36
  had
• 24:36
  already
• 24:37
  been,
• 24:37
  you
• 24:37
  know,
• 24:37
  really
• 24:38
  entrenched
• 24:39
  in
• 24:39
  the
• 24:40
  whole
• 24:40
  process
• 24:40
  of
• 24:41
  it
• 24:41
  all,
• 24:41
  had
• 24:41
  been
• 24:41
  in
• 24:41
  the
• 24:42
  hospital,
• 24:42
  had
• 24:42
  been
• 24:42
  with
• 24:42
  him
• 24:42
  when
• 24:43
  he
• 24:43
  passed,
• 24:44
  was
• 24:44
  feeling
• 24:44
  guilty
• 24:45
  about
• 24:45
  taking
• 24:45
  this
• 24:46
  trip.
• 24:46
  But
• 24:46
  then
• 24:46
  ultimately
• 24:47
  everybody
• 24:47
  was
• 24:47
  really
• 24:48
  happy
• 24:48
  that
• 24:48
  we
• 24:48
  did
• 24:48
  because
• 24:49
  we
• 24:49
  really
• 24:49
  needed
• 24:49
  that
• 24:50
  kind
• 24:50
  of
• 24:50
  moment
• 24:50
  to
• 24:51
  just
• 24:52
  relax
• 24:53
  as
• 24:53
  a
• 24:53
  family,
• 24:54
  kind
• 24:54
  of
• 24:54
  have
• 24:54
  that
• 24:54
  moment
• 24:55
  of
• 24:55
  ease
• 24:55
  and
• 24:56
  celebrate
• 24:56
  each
• 24:57
  other.
• 24:58
  So
• 24:58
  it
• 24:58
  was
• 24:58
  just
• 24:58
  really
• 24:58
  wonderful
• 24:59
  to
• 24:59
  have
• 24:59
  those
• 24:59
  memories
• 25:00
  that
• 25:00
  I
• 25:00
  was
• 25:00
  able
• 25:01
  to
• 25:01
  make
• 25:01
  with
• 25:01
  them,
• 25:01
  to
• 25:02
  show
• 25:02
  them
• 25:02
  my
• 25:03
  life
• 25:04
  as
• 25:04
  a
• 25:04
  traveler
• 25:05
  and
• 25:05
  to
• 25:05
  have
• 25:05
  travel
• 25:06
  be
• 25:06
  healing,
• 25:07
  because
• 25:07
  that
• 25:07
  was
• 25:08
  the
• 25:08
  whole
• 25:08
  point
• 25:08
  of
• 25:08
  the
• 25:09
  story,
• 25:09
  is
• 25:09
  that
• 25:09
  it
• 25:09
  can
• 25:10
  be
• 25:10
  a
• 25:10
  way
• 25:11
  to
• 25:11
  have
• 25:11
  presence
• 25:12
  in
• 25:12
  the
• 25:13
  moment,
• 25:13
  to
• 25:13
  really
• 25:14
  be
• 25:14
  in
• 25:14
  your
• 25:15
  body
• 25:15
  versus
• 25:15
  in
• 25:16
  your
• 25:16
  mind,
• 25:16
  where
• 25:16
  so
• 25:17
  many
• 25:17
  of
• 25:17
  us
• 25:17
  live
• 25:17
  on
• 25:17
  a
• 25:18
  daily
• 25:18
  basis
• 25:18
  and
• 25:19
  just
• 25:19
  really
• 25:19
  provide
• 25:20
  clarity
• 25:21
  at
• 25:21
  a
• 25:21
  time
• 25:21
  of
• 25:21
  transition
• 25:22
  and
• 25:22
  a
• 25:22
  way
• 25:23
  to
• 25:23
  move
• 25:23
  forward.
• 25:24
  Yeah.
• 25:24
  Yeah.
• 25:24
  Well,
• 25:25
  that's
• 25:25
  the
• 25:25
  great
• 25:25
  thing
• 25:25
  about
• 25:26
  travel
• 25:26
  and
• 25:26
  that
• 25:27
  comes
• 25:27
  through
• 25:27
  in
• 25:27
  the
• 25:27
  book.
• 25:28
  So
• 25:28
  many,
• 25:29
  many
• 25:29
  thanks,
• 25:29
  Jen,
• 25:30
  for
• 25:30
  a
• 25:30
  great
• 25:30
  read
• 25:31
  and
• 25:31
  a
• 25:31
  great
• 25:31
  conversation.
• 25:33
  Thank
• 25:33
  you
• 25:33
  for
• 25:33
  having
• 25:34
  me.
• 25:35
  And
• 25:35
  that
• 25:35
  is
• 25:35
  it
• 25:35
  for
• 25:36
  this
• 25:36
  week's
• 25:36
  show.
• 25:36
  I
• 25:37
  thank
• 25:37
  you
• 25:37
  so
• 25:37
  much
• 25:38
  for
• 25:38
  listening.
• 25:38
  If
• 25:39
  you
• 25:39
  enjoyed
• 25:39
  what
• 25:39
  you
• 25:40
  heard,
• 25:40
  please
• 25:40
  give
• 25:41
  us
• 25:41
  a
• 25:41
  nice
• 25:41
  rating
• 25:42
  on
• 25:42
  Spotify
• 25:43
  or
• 25:43
  Apple
• 25:44
  Podcasts
• 25:44
  or
• 25:45
  wherever
• 25:45
  you
• 25:45
  get
• 25:45
  your
• 25:46
  podcasts.
• 25:46
  And
• 25:47
  to
• 25:47
  those
• 25:47
  who
• 25:48
  are
• 25:48
  traveling,
• 25:49
  may
• 25:49
  I
• 25:49
  wish
• 25:49
  you
• 25:49
  a
• 25:50
  hearty
• 25:50
  bon
• 25:51
  voyage.
• 26:03
  Sour
• 26:04
  candy
• 26:05
  on
• 26:06
  the
• 26:06
  table
• 26:08
  Lazy
• 26:09
  afternoons
• 26:10
  in
• 26:10
  your
• 26:11
  sweatpants
• 26:12
  watching
• 26:12
  cable
• 26:14
  well
• 26:15
  it
• 26:15
  feels
• 26:16
  so
• 26:16
  far
• 26:16
  away
• 26:19
  all
• 26:20
  the
• 26:20
  channels
• 26:21
  seem
• 26:22
  the
• 26:22
  same
• 26:24
  Trying
• 26:25
  to
• 26:25
  remember
• 26:26
  all
• 26:27
  the
• 26:27
  the
• 26:27
  songs
• 26:28
  we
• 26:28
  like
• 26:28
  to
• 26:28
  play
• 26:29
  Cuz
• 26:30
  those
• 26:30
  lazy
• 26:31
  afternoons
• 26:32
  don't
• 26:32
  come
• 26:32
  so
• 26:33
  frequently
• 26:33
  these
• 26:34
  days
• 26:36
  oh
• 26:37
  it's
• 26:37
  been
• 26:38
  so
• 26:38
  long
• 26:40
  and
• 26:40
  I
• 26:40
  cannot
• 26:41
  help
• 26:41
  but
• 26:42
  wonder
• 26:42
  Are
• 26:43
  you
• 26:43
  ever
• 26:44
  coming
• 26:44
  home?
• 26:45
  I
• 26:45
  like
• 26:46
  you
• 26:46
  with
• 26:46
  your
• 26:47
  sour
• 26:47
  candy
• 26:48
  in
• 26:48
  the
• 26:48
  boat
• 26:49
  house
• 26:49
  on
• 26:49
  the
• 26:50
  lake
• 26:50
  oh
• 26:51
  but
• 26:51
  I
• 26:51
  hate,
• 26:52
  I
• 26:52
  hate,
• 26:53
  I
• 26:53
  hate,
• 26:53
  I
• 26:53
  hate,
• 26:53
  I
• 26:54
  hate,
• 26:55
  I
• 26:55
  hate
• 26:56
  the
• 26:56
  way
• 26:56
  it
• 26:56
  takes.
• 27:08
  I
• 27:08
  can't
• 27:09
  get
• 27:09
  you
• 27:09
  off
• 27:10
  of
• 27:10
  my
• 27:10
  mind
• 27:13
  Looking
• 27:14
  out
• 27:14
  the
• 27:14
  window
• 27:15
  where
• 27:15
  we
• 27:15
  spend
• 27:16
  so
• 27:16
  much
• 27:16
  of
• 27:17
  our
• 27:17
  time
• 27:19
  Cause
• 27:19
  I
• 27:20
  miss
• 27:20
  the
• 27:20
  way
• 27:21
  it
• 27:21
  felt
• 27:23
  But
• 27:23
  I
• 27:24
  guess
• 27:24
  you
• 27:24
  can't
• 27:25
  control
• 27:25
  those
• 27:26
  damn
• 27:26
  cards
• 27:27
  with
• 27:30
  I
• 27:30
  know
• 27:30
  that
• 27:30
  both
• 27:31
  of
• 27:31
  us
• 27:31
  are
• 27:32
  happy
• 27:32
  when
• 27:33
  we're
• 27:33
  free
• 27:34
  but
• 27:35
  would
• 27:35
  it
• 27:35
  be
• 27:35
  so
• 27:36
  hard
• 27:36
  to
• 27:37
  find
• 27:37
  your
• 27:37
  freedom
• 27:38
  here
• 27:38
  with
• 27:39
  me?
• 27:40
  Oh
• 27:41
  it's
• 27:42
  been
• 27:42
  so
• 27:43
  long
• 27:45
  and
• 27:45
  I
• 27:45
  cannot
• 27:46
  help
• 27:46
  but
• 27:46
  wonder
• 27:47
  Are
• 27:48
  you
• 27:48
  ever
• 27:48
  coming
• 27:49
  home?
• 27:50
  I
• 27:50
  like
• 27:50
  you
• 27:51
  with
• 27:51
  this
• 27:51
  sour
• 27:52
  candy
• 27:53
  in
• 27:53
  the
• 27:53
  boat
• 27:53
  house
• 27:54
  on
• 27:54
  the
• 27:54
  lake
• 27:55
  But
• 27:56
  I
• 27:56
  hate,
• 27:57
  I
• 27:57
  hate,
• 27:57
  I
• 27:58
  hate,
• 27:58
  I
• 27:58
  hate,
• 27:58
  I
• 27:59
  hate,
• 28:00
  I
• 28:00
  hate
• 28:00
  the
• 28:01
  way
• 28:01
  it
• 28:01
  tastes
• 28:12
  and
• 28:13
  I
• 28:15
  I
• 28:18
  hate
• 28:18
  the
• 28:18
  way
• 28:18
  it
• 28:19
  tastes
• 28:20
  But
• 28:20
  I
• 28:21
  love
• 28:21
  it
• 28:21
  all
• 28:22
  the
• 28:22
  same
• 28:23
  and
• 28:23
  I
• 28:25
  I
• 28:28
  hate
• 28:29
  the
• 28:29
  way
• 28:29
  it
• 28:29
  tastes
• 28:31
  But
• 28:31
  I
• 28:31
  love
• 28:32
  it
• 28:32
  all
• 28:32
  the
• 28:33
  same
• 28:35
  Sam.