Monterey, CA

What a weekend! I didn't have to slave away at work, so I decided to hop on a Greyhound bus and head a couple hours south to Monterey, CA to visit one of my dearest friends, Alexis. The Greyhound bus was an experience in and of itself, which definitely made me realize I NEED A CAR. But that battle will be fought another day.

My friend Alexis is the best for many reasons. We haven't seen each other in years, but she's still super smart, super athletic and the best person to go on dates with. I swear we had the most romantic weekend of all time. I'm exaggerating, but it was pretty damn good. Alexis and I would make the best girlfriends, take notes guys. We're also going to do The Amazing Race together some day, take notes Amazing Race slash email me at cadarkwa@gmail.com if you'd like to book us today.

Alexis and I go to the cutest Italian cafes and have the cutest convos about our futures and love and life and careers and travel. Look at her little cup and my big cup. Cute!

Then we eat a lot at said cafes.

We sight see at beautiful places like Big Sur, even when it's foggy. Alexis told me not to google Big Sur because I'd see the craziest most beautiful sunny place in the world. She was right. Don't google it or return in real life when it's sunny. Putting that on my to do list. This is also a place that lent many writers like Jack Kerouac inspiration. Give me inspirational love, Big Sur!

We take long scenic drives while listening to Maroon 5, Passion Pit, Lauryn Hill and Adele. We also visit towns called Carmel-By-The-Sea. That's a real place and a real name. What? Awesome.

And we travel the world with our mouths. From Italy to France to Japan to Mexico, only because we can't take our physical bodies to those beautiful countries at the moment.

In conclusion, I wish I could be on vacation forever. Eating, walking, talking, looking, breathing and enjoying my life. Back in Oakland now, more determined than ever to be rich so I can live that vacation life in my near future. Ya feel me?