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Published: January 5th 2008
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Andi's Place
Dave,Josh and Myron So i was up just after 9am, i was woken by Nicks girlfriends phone going off, although i was half slumbering and half awake anyway. So i hauled myself off of the sofa and got my stuff ready and well anyone that hosts me should get use to the fact i do not have night clothes and so i was getting my stuff ready in a t-shirt and boxer shorts, none of my hosts have said anything yet....lol.
Even when i house shared in the UK id go round in my boxer shorts, thats the way i feel comfortable, anyways Nick and Nicole got up and got ready and they both super polite as usual and i had breakfast and checked my emails and Nicole said goodbye wished me well on my way and i said she should travel sometime, has Nick has done some traveling and had some tales he told the other night, me and Nick left the apartment and said our goodbyes as he went on his way to work and i had the comical act as usual of trying to carry my rucksack and daysack and make my way on to the metro and off it.
I got to the greyhound terminal and $21.25 later i had a single ticket to Richmond to visit my friend Andi in Richmond, no idea what the is in Richmond apart from a greyhound terminal...lol, the first bus i ncould get a ticket for was 12.30 so i had to kill like 2 an half hours in a greyhound terminal...wow what fun ensued and so when im bored i eat and drink and so i used up use change in the vending machines and got some candy and soda and they had a plug bank so i charged up my phone.
CNN was on the TV and Barrack Obama won the Iowa primarys, im not american but if i could vote, then i would vote for Hillary clinton and the democrats, my two most recent hosts hold the same voting ideas which was good, although if it was otherwise it would always make a good debate over a beer.
The time went and past and during that time id sat and done some people watching and senn the wafes,strays and weridos and normal folk pass in and out of the terminal.
The bus i got turned out not to be an express and stopped at every town with at least a KFC anbd more than one house and so what i though would be an hour an half - two hour journey turned into three an half hours, i stopped at silverspring,woodbridge,triangle and fredricksburg and i have no clue about these towns or even were they would be on a map, eventually got into Richmond and found the bus stop and i now needed to follow Andi's driections, got the 24 crestwood bus and the fare was a dollar 25 cents and the smallest change i had was a $5 note and so tyhe bus driver she was nice and asked if anyone had change and this nice guy he gave me 5 dollars for my note and the lady bus driver she asked for a dollar for the fare and she would let me know when i needed to get off for my stop and i thanked her and the passnger (the bus bwas packed with black folk heading home form work and i found out from Andi that most black folk in richmond live in the poor areas and tend to use the bus and most white folk drive round town).I then got the number one bus from 12th and broad and i did not think i could prounuce were i was getting off and i just showed the driver the print out and then the bfare was a dollar twenty five cents again again and of course i did not have change and this nice lady gave me the 25 cents, i got to my stop and the driver told me were to go and i thanked him and the lady and they both wished me well which was nice.
I turned up at Andi's place and she houseshares and she was home from work and one of her housemates myron and he was pretty cool and we hung out till Andi got back from work and we talked about traveling, the UK and he gave me some bagels and candy and some juice, we compared music taste and i used his latop to upload some piccys to picasa.
Andi eventually got back and myron tried to teach me how to use poi and he then headed out and i hung out with andi and her other housemate dave and we chatted and messed out and drank beer and eat pizza. Dave fell asleep and me and Andi went and watched tv with her pet rabbit called bunny and then andi's friend liam came over and i headed to bed.
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