- Have a donut (or five) and a coffee at Dunkin Donuts
- Go to the movies
- Go to a bar and have a delicious beer on tap and maybe flirt with some girls (in English, obviously)
- Eat at a diner
- Go to a Reggae show
- Take the subway somewhere (speedline counts)
- Eat a cheesesteak
- Drive a car
- Play around on the internet (but just for a bit, I could easily get carried away)
- Eat a Philly soft pretzel
- Take as many hot showers as I can
- Eat Chinese food
...And then I would undoubtedly fill the remaining time with whatever came up. Oh, and here's the thing, everyone is invited to do all of this stuff with me, but I'm not going out of my way to see anyone; you're going to have to come to me. I mean, come on, I only have 48 hours. I may be teleported at any moment, so if I show up at your door at midnight some Saturday in the future, have a pile of clothes waiting for me and 100 bucks in cash, and be ready to have an awesome weekend.
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c'mon guys. writing these blog entries is a pain in the ass. if you dont leave comments, i got no motivation.
i wish we could do this in your 48 hours: http://www.zorb.com/
you'd be overwhelmed. you'd try to choose a donut and you would be too stunned with the variety to make a choice. we would all be on hand to give you cpr for the inevitable culture shock
I would want to spend all 24 hours with you then hang on your ankles when you had to leave, so my mental health is at stake!!!
I wish I could switch places with you so you could come home but I can't. It may not help but keep in your mind you will be home here in less than 11 months. I will take you to every diner (Peters) every dunkin donuts and your bed and hot shower will always be here ready for you. Don't let it get to you, you are doing a very great thing and we are all very proud of you. Everyone here will all be waiting for you. Dad
I was stationed in the Philippines for a couple of years in the late 70's. We used to talk of fast food binges at McDonald's, Burger King and Burger Chef (OK, so I'm old). Philly pretzels and cheese steaks (with) were high on the list but midwesterners and left-coasters couldn't relate.
On return to "The World", my biggest obstacle was high speed, multi-lane, dense traffic driving...really freaked me out.
Your 48 hours would be awesome, and I would tag along as much as I could!
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