{"id":24808,"date":"2017-03-31T15:51:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T19:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therockysafari.com\/?p=24808"},"modified":"2021-05-29T16:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T20:57:27","slug":"las-vegas-misadventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2017\/03\/31\/las-vegas-misadventures\/","title":{"rendered":"My Misadventures Traveling to Las Vegas During Spring Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Spring Break this year was a bit unconventional. Due to my\u00a0responsibilities as\u00a0a Resident Assistant in a break duty hall, instead of going away on a “senior trip” like so many seniors\u00a0do, I was trapped within my residence hall for seven days in a row. Seven days of never seeing the light of day. Oh man, I started getting really antsy towards the end of it. I shouldn’t\u00a0complain though since this was the price to pay for going away to Spain<\/a> during Winter Break which was an experience I wouldn’t trade for a thing.<\/p>\n

Spring Break wasn’t really much of a “spring” break to begin with. Most of the days looked like this. Snowy, cold, and a wintery mess. I\u00a0didn’t want to step outside anyway.<\/p>\n

\"snow<\/p>\n

When I finally did leave, my car was buried under so much snow I had to try to find a way to uncover it. I foolishly didn’t\u00a0have a snow brush or ice scraper in my car (never making that mistake again) so I had to resort to physically punching the snow off. Yes, I stood in the parking lot and punched the snow off my car one punch at a time.<\/p>\n

\"punching<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering why I had a\u00a0boxing glove in my car, that is\u00a0an excellent question. An excellent question\u00a0I wish I had the answer to.<\/p>\n

From there, I drove home to begin my journey to Las Vegas! I was attending\u00a0a weekend seminar in Nevada hosted by my mentor along with\u00a0a number of other professional hypnotists. Some of the attendees\u00a0were returners from the same program I went to in Orlando, Florida back in August of last year.<\/p>\n

\"flying \"traveling<\/p>\n

During my flight, I purchased\u00a0airline food for the first time in my life. I don’t know why I found this\u00a0particularly exciting since it probably shouldn’t have been but I think it was just one of those things I’ve always wanted to do\u00a0but never did. This time I was starving and desperate so I paid the overpriced fee for a small\u00a0“Tapas” box for a little taste of\u00a0Spain. Though it didn’t come close to the real thing, it was nice to eat again.<\/p>\n

\"tapas<\/p>\n

\"welcome<\/p>\n

Once I arrived in\u00a0Vegas, I hailed an Uber driver to take me to my nearby AirBnB<\/a>. This was my first experience using Airbnb all on my own. To be honest, it wasn’t the most positive experience. My original host canceled on me THE NIGHT BEFORE. I had to scramble to find a new place to stay as the hotels were all twice the price and the AirBnB room selection was now very limited.\u00a0I ended up paying an extra $100.00 to book\u00a0another room. But hey, AirBnB was nice enough to give me a whole $17 for the inconvenience.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Once I settled in, I tried catching\u00a0a ride back to the Strip to\u00a0walk around. Two of my Uber drivers got lost trying to find my AirBnB but eventually, their GPS’s succeeded in tracking me down. My favorite was when they’d call my phone\u00a0and ask where I was and my only response to them was, “I wish I could tell you but I’m just as lost here as you are.”<\/p>\n

\"Paris<\/p>\n

I saw the Fountains of Bellagio, Caesar’s Palace, Paris, New York, and everything else on the Strip! The weather was the total opposite of New Jersey – it was in the 90s instead of the 20s and 30s. A beautiful change. It FINALLY\u00a0began to feel like Spring Break.<\/p>\n

\"Uber<\/p>\n

When the time came, I set off to go to Catherine Hickland’s mansion. For those who don’t know the name, she’s a famous hypnotist, actress, cosmetic company owner, author, and a soap opera star. She was married to David Hasselhoff a while back and now possesses KITT from the television series Knight Rider. She’s a total sweetheart.<\/p>\n

\"Inside<\/p>\n

And the best part is that she is a fellow bird lover. I finally found someone who loves birds just as much as me!?<\/p>\n

\"Bird<\/p>\n

She had the most beautiful home. It literally felt like a backyard paradise. I felt\u00a0so honored to be there as her guest. A pretty surreal experience.<\/p>\n