7am--- So far the theme of the trip is lateness. I was an hour late getting to LAX, the plane was 20 mins late taking off, we were late getting to the gate because there was a fire drill in the Auckland airport. Next, I needed to transfer to the domestic terminal which requires a bus ride. No time, but two other American girls were taking a taxi over to the terminal, so I caught a ride with them. The taxi driver, who spoke broken English, informed us that the 3 block ride would be $40. Well I had no time to exchange money so I paid the girls in American dollars. The taxi driver said they should pay $20 and I should pay $20 since 2 different parties were using the cab. So as usual
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