Hello everyone.
It is September 4th 2018 which means that I am here in Latin America for already 19
days!
But the story about which I want to tell you about doesnt start today.
And doesnt starts here.
It could seems like and old style farytale if I use the words it starts somewhere far
far away, so I try to be more precise and tell you that it was exactly 9958,6 km from
the place in which I am right now, in the small city name Martin, where I was originally
borned.
Martin is a northen city in small European state named Slovakia surrounded by a beautiful
mountains and it is home for more than 54000 people.
And also it is a place where all my childhood dreams were born.
And you know what all adults tell you about your childhood dreams when you are a kid
you will grow up from this!
Oooh thats cute!
Haha thats funny.
Today story is not only proof that it is possible to make a dream, it is also possible to grow
into it.
And one of my biggest dreams was truly inspired by this person - her name is Mrs. Jana Stehlíková
and she was my first Spanish teacher ever.
And you know in your life there aren't hundreds of people who you truly honored like an authority
especially if you are in that stage - like a teenage girl and doesn't believe in authorities at all.
But she is definitelly one of them.
Beause she not only teach me Spanish.
On our classes she really built that curiosity and positive vibe and teach us how to love
latino countries.
Livia: she just teached that huge love to Latin culture that I love it!
We were there like a group of 16 teenage girls and every time we laughed a little bit more
that expected, then she asked - What is it girls?
Because we were disturbing so much!
We laughed a lot.
And ever since I allways know that I want to go there.
Few years later - here we are - I am recording this video from Lima, Peru.
I dont want to pretend that it was an easy way.
Lot of things in my life had to happen before I get here.
And I am not a big traveller at all so few months before I was searching the whole internet
to find some usefull informations and found only some of them.
Because you know what?
When usually people do travel blogs noone shows you all that boring stuff about preparing,
packaging, waiting, all of them just apperad on the Macchu Picchu and are enjoying their day
I dont want to be that kind of blogger.
I want to show you the good things as well as the bad things.
But to do that we have to go back few days ago when my trip actually started.
Morning guys, it is Tuesday August 14th about 12:00.
I just woke up.
I know, maybe I look horrible cause me and my room its totally mess right now, but still
I want to capture it cause this is my last day at home and I am sure that one day I will
look back on all this and have a lot of fun watching.
We had a little party, goodbye party in our flat with my roomates yesterday.
Totally epic!
It is time to wake up. Get my shit together, basically get all things done that needs to be done.
This is it. Its happening.
Tomorrow it will all starts. The biggest adventure of my life.
And I want to be prepared as much as possible. So fingers crossed.
I will show you. All.
Morning guys, it is August 15th about 8:30
and I am starting my journey
which would take more than 42-43 hours from now.
After almost 10 hours of packaging and preparing done, completely ready.
I am little bit tired but I hope that I'll rest in Amsterdam.
It is already August 16th about 05:00.
I just woke up in my hotel.
I slept in hotel right in Amsterdam Schipol airport, its called YOTEL, its just little
space, small cabin to rest before your next flight.
OMG, the bed is so comfortable!
I slept really well.
Next flight is almost 10 hours flight to USA, Atlanta.
Then about 6 hours transit time.
Then I am going to continue with my 7 hours flight from Atlanta to Lima.
And then I will be there.
Nothing difficult!
I am in really really good mood today.
Yesterday was a little bit stressed.
It was just strange mix of feelings. Excited, scared.
I was really tired from packaging and the whole thing.
I said goodbye to my luggage in Vienna and fingers crossed that I'll see it in Lima,
as the woman from the airline told me.
I try to track my baggage via code from boarding pass,
but actually this application from Delta Airlines still shows me that my luggage is in Vienna.
Hope it is not!
12 hours later from Atlanta: actually I saw my baggage. Yes, we reunited for a moment!
At the arrivals I saw it on baggage reclaim area and the guy told me that I have to pick
it up and at 5 meters from that point I dropped it off again to my connecting flight.
Another 10 hours later in Lima.
Airport in Amsterdam is pretty big on my scale.
12 hours later from Atlanta: this airport is f****** no joke!
It is so huge that if I connect all cities that I have ever lived in, it will be still small.
I have these kind of smart things like Google, like airline application, like websites where
you allways can find a map of your airport, so it could navigate you wherever you want.
It just need to click on your start point and at your final point and it will be all good.
Couple of people just wrote me, wished me good luck, save journey and so on.
I am so pleased with that, you are so sweet guys.
The most difficult thing about this travelling is that actually I travel alone.
Everytime I went to some holiday or something like that via airplane,
I had someone with me - friend, boyfriend or family.
It is not bad at all but actually the worst thing about travel is allways about waiting.
You are waiting for check in, you are waiting for opening the gate,
you are waiting for boarding, you are waiting in airplane.
You are waiting probably all the time and it is little hard to me not to talk to anyone.
I made promise to myself to be present in this trip, in this whole Lima adventure because
so much time we spend on social sites communicating with our friend and significant others and
we are missing the world outside!
This nothing gonna happen on this trip.
I am focused to enjoy the time of this adventure.
And it is little bit difficult so far because you are alone of all this time of travelling,
all this time of waiting for something.
Actually people at airports with which I talked to, like the security, people from airlines,
people from food court, are so kind everyone, but it is not like something that you can
make a relationship or spend some funny time on airport, if you know what I mean.
Still I am enjoying it.
It is not something to be sad about.
I will get my breakfast, I have a salad from yesterday dinner.
Then I will probably get my shower.
And then I will continue on my journey right to the Delta Airlines check-in.
My flight is on time.
Last time I checked it it was at the evening, so I will probably check it again right now.
The most strange thing is that now I have to get in my winter clothes.
Here in Amsterdam was yesterday really hot, about 26-28 degrees when we landed.
Now I am expecting about 18 degrees in Lima.
I am little bit scared that 6 hours transit time at so big airport like Atlanta is not enough.
I will take my winter clothes in Amsterdam already.
Lima is actually 7 hours minus from our time zone,
so maybe jet lag is waiting for me. We will see.
I am still excited. I am still an optimist. And I will be still in touch.
Greetings from my family and friends
Livia (best friend): I can't tell you on camera all the things that my heart want to tell you.
Maťka (sister): I don't know where are you right know.
Probably somewhere above the clouds.
I dont have prepared all that cliche things like be healthy and happy, or take care of
yourself because you will.
It can't finish unhappily, because even if you will meet some problems
there you will have to handle it, life dont ask to choose.
You won't lose your luggage, you will track it every 5 minutes in app.
Grandpa: My fingers are crossed for you like this!
Hotel will be easy, Lima will be easy.
It is not possible that something bad will happen to you.
You can handle it all.
Job will be easy, language will be easy.
The only thing I want to wish to you is safe return and don't forget about your family.
The only family is me!
And the most important thing:
Don't you saw latino guys dancing salsa?
Do not fall in love there to an Indian guy or Peruvian guy
I met latino guys at Germany and they were sexy
I am not racist at all
Not pretty on the first view but they have the charisma.
Okey, maybe an affair.
All of them have muscles. Mr.6packs!
And the real atmosphere of Latin America, which you will be live in every day!
I don't want that you will find there Mr.6pack, I want that you will find him here, at Slovakia.
Don't you dare to come back with him!
Don't you dare to say me that you found your Mr.6pack there and you won't return!
I am really excited about your vlogs, photos, posts and when you start with that I will
watch that all and tell everybody to subscribe.
Beach, mountains, trips, boat, all!
You will go your own way. In Latin America!
You checked that. At least it is a start.
Go for that!
Make an video, photos, panoramas, vlogs, drone, all!
I will be your loyal fan!
I know that you love you daily planner, because it is like anyone's else but dont feel guilty
if you won't have a time for that, like 3 hours per day.
It is more important what you will see and live there, than what you write about it.
I wish you a lot of experiences.
And don't forget to come back, in order to be the best aunt!
Mother: I hope that you successfuly landed.
And have all your things, like luggage, hands, legs, and your head.
Don't you saw the criminals?
I wish you a lot of adventures and dreams, because this you had it since you were child.
When we were at our high school and nobody knows what to do,
you already knew that you will be in Latin America.
Does not matter if it is diplomat in Brazil or girl for internship in Peru.
Close enough!
…all that dreams and visions…I never forget like you allways said that
you will travel to all that places. And I am happy for you.
I wish you all of that, cause you wished it allways, live like that.
I wish you lucky stars.
They are important and they will be protecting you.
You wanted this for years. Truly.
And you are going for this.
All you really want in your life you allways achieve.
Even it is big time difference between Slovakia and Peru, try to look on the moon in the night
and wish you something, cause on the other side we will be there.
The strong woman will return, who can handle everything.
The only thing I am afraid of that she will tell me that she want to live in Slovakia
anymore, cause will have all that experiences and strenght from the big world.
Grandma: I wish you all the best and return safely and happy!
We will be waiting for you. At home.
Luky (brother-in low): I believe that with Maťka we will pick you up when you will return.
Happy and save journey. Lot of success. And all the best.
I have a huge request.
I wish you will return!
Bring me on your way back the big gift. The biggest!
Yourself.
TŽ (Tatiana Žiaková).
Healthy and happy and satisfied.
I wish you nice stay at Lima.
I wish you that things are going to well.
I know that you allways wanted to be a diplomat in Brazil but
I really hoped that you will stay here with me.
I am really sad that one day you will tell me that you are moving.
I am already sad that you will not be here for 3 months!
I wish you that you will find some close soulmate in Peru.
But just for that 3 months!
I wish you there someone like me.
Temporary relationship.
I wish you the best support.
It will all strenghtend you, I don't have to wish you, cause
I already know that it will happen.
This trip build a strong woman who will know what she wants from life and goes for that.
However I wish you all that, I am really looking forward to your return.
I love you. I wish all the best.
I can't wait for you but I know that this will be the best thing in your life.
Don't let the fear control you okay?
I wish you all the best.
Don't forget to bring us a magnet souvenir!
And that is all.
Hey guys, its me.
So after almost 10 hours of flight I successfuly landed in Atlanta.
I am so excited to be in the USA for the first time.
The security control gone well.
I have my first stamp in my new passport, look. I am so happy for that.
OMG this airport is soooo huge. Big, big, big.
And by big I mean that they use the metro between the gates!
Spectacular.
So far so good.
All is going really well.
I am not tired at all. I am not hungry at all.
We had 3 meals during the flight from Amsterdam to Atlanta.
The meal on flight was better than I expected.
So much better, actually.
I got the coffe, I got the wine, some chicken, toast, dessert, icecream, cheesecake
- all of that good stuff.
Thums up for Delta Airlines!
…commercial of Airlines…
There is so many departures from Atlanta, that my flight isn't available for gate
information yet.
I will check it with the guy from Delta Airlines at Delta Sky Club.
He told me…basically printed me the new boarding pass and told me that my gate will
be E7 like the "echo".
I have no idea how do he knows that because on boarding pass it is not that information.
Actually there is written only: see on departures screen. I have no idea how do he knows that.
The E gate like the "echo7" was the key word because the metro which connect the gates
also annouce it like that: "the next station is E gates, E like the echo".
I suppose that I am in the right place but stll I have a lot of time till departure.
Still I have my hand luggage and I dont want to walking around.
I am not afraid that I will lost or something because I have map of the airport in my cellphone
via Delta Airlines application.
My hand luggage is still too heavy to handle it across all this huge airport so I probably
will stay somewhere close to my gate.
Which probably will be E7, I hope for that.
Walter from Lima who will pick me up wrote me during my previous flight.
Hi, I am Walter!
He sent me his picture, what he will be wearing and he will be waiting for me with schedule
with my name.
I am really excited, I have never experienced something like it before.
HE HAD NOT SCHEDULE WITH MY NAME PREPARED IN THE END :(
I definitelly look greasy, I have hair greasy, I have no makeup for 3 days and for now I
am…let me guess…
…difficult counting…
at 35th hour of my journey.
I am still not tired.
I am still excited enough for this.
Definitelly I am most excited about the shower, which I hope that is waiting for me
somewhere in Lima.
It is a bit strange to be in the USA, but amazing experience.
Even if I won't see anything besides the airport.
All that years that I attended ČMAK (czech model of American kongress) simulation.
Last year I prenteded that I am the secretary of state of the USA so I know probably a lot
about the USA.
I lived in that role for one week in year, every year, for 5 years in row and actually
this will be the first year I won't attend this perfect game.
Its a pitty but cmon, I am in USA right now, I am experiencing it, I am living it, maybe
I am not the secretary of state yet but it is a super feeling to be already here,
feel it, enjoy it, see it.
When you walk through the gates they have like historical lines (btw there are carpets everywhere)
which told you about Atlanta history, about the USA history, OMG it was so fasinating!
I could spend my whole time between the flights there and it won't be enough for me.
People here are really kind.
I was little bit stressed about the security control and about the ESTA confirmation.
I just told them that I am just passing through this country, because USA is just my transit
country - unfortunately for this time.
Maybe next time it will be my final destination.
It will be no problem in security line.
Across all the airport are the airport stuff who navigate you though your whole journey.
It is so helpful, you could ask anyone anything.
Amazing.
Its awesome!
OK, I am in America like half and hour and I already use the "awesome" word like
a fool.
I am really exciting to be here and maybe a little bit overhelmed, so I am not experiencing
so much that actually this will be my last flight to Lima.
I should be like the most excited, that my final destination is finally close to me,
closest ever in my life.
And I am so excited but little bit overhelmed by Atlanta, here in Georgia,
cause its really awesome.
The one thing about I am excited the most is to see the view like day is changing to
the night.
In Lima is winter time and about 18:00 its already sunset.
Life works that way that every time you are losing something, you are also gaining something new
It was sad to leave my family and friends behind, but on the other side I came to the
most friendly family I could ever wish.
they are singing "Happy birthday to you…"
Make a wish!
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