So today we took our time packing up and heading out of our hotel and checking into our new one. Pretty average boring stuff. And what did I do with my spare time in the car? Well I had my Taiwanese exchange sister sitting next to me, so why not learn Chinese? ;) I can successfully count and write from 1 to 999 in standard Mandarin Chinese. *smug look* It's actually not as hard as everyone says it is! It just takes some time, concentration, and lots of practice. *wise face*
See, we planned on going to Busch Gardens today and heading on some roller coasters before we left to visit my great great great aunt Florence, but we came across complications. Apparently all of our tickets had expired yesterday except for mom's, so only she was able to get inside (so she could get a certain stuffed animal penguin for Zion). In the meantime to entertain ourselves, Daphne and I enjoyed swing dancing to the theme park music. There was quite a few people eying us as they entered and exited the park. :) But the coolest part was when a girl (Nikki Bott) from my highschool ran over after we had danced and excitedly said hello. I mean, what are the odds? For her to be in my same highschool, having swing danced a song with me at prom, being at that certain park, at the exact time that I was dancing with Daphne, was just too awesome to go unnoticed.
By the time mom got back it was off to Aunt Florence! ...who was a three hour drive away. *headdesk* We finally reached her house at around midnight and met her (89 years old), her husband (94 years old) and her son, who is also my third cousin, (60ish years old). Well we socialized for over and hour and I discovered that cousin Steve was an inspiration to me. "How so?" you may ask. Well I'll tell you tomorrow, because it's heading on 3:00am here and I am exhausted. :P
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