A while back I said I would address hostel cleaning. I will do that now and throw in some travel tips for good measure.
International Travel Tip #1 - You can find free accommodation anywhere in the world. Just offer to clean for a couple hours in exchange. That's what I did when I first got to Auckland. I used the money I would have spent on a room on far better causes, like getting drunk and going bungy jumping.
International Travel Tip #2 - Cleaning is hard work. Respect your cleaners. They don't inhale chemicals for fun like you and I. Stop pooping in the shower or behind the toilet. It's not funny and we know who you are. You're either a frat boy or really old.
That's not a travel tip. That's a life tip.
International Travel Tip #2 - When you clean in a hostel, you get tons of free stuff. Not because you're stealing, no no no. Because people don't plan out their toiletry needs well, and you reap the benefits of that. I have enough shampoo stockpiled to last me until menopause. I have two hairdryers I don't really use but carry around anyway. I have two bottles of nail polish remover, three bottles of body lotion, eye makeup remover, fancy face wash, sunscreen, toothpaste, tanning oil, cranberry tablets for urinary tract health, etc. etc.
International Travel Tip #3 - You don't need to pack a rain poncho. Don't waste your life like that.
To be continued...I promise.
You always need a poncho. You just haven't been pushed to the limits yet.
ReplyDeletewhen ur bro told me you were a writer, I was thrilled for u. i quit that pursuit years ago due to fear of rejection, exposure, and living penniless. i noticed ur bolgs from facebook and thought i'd creep around a bit. tugs at my heart strings to read stuff so real and honest - it's very refreshing. also a learning experience - i would never have known to not poop in the shower, so my wife thanks you.
ReplyDeleteur writing makes me feel nostalgic for a person i never was. i know that one day, i'm gonna wake up my father and my dreams will be like two hair dryers that no one uses. but i'm fine with that - my pops is a good man, and i should be so lucky.
btw, i always pack a poncho - makes me feel prepared for anything cuz u never know what's gonna happen at the resort (j/k, i never pack a poncho and i'm too cheap to stay in resorts).
thank you for the compliment richie oppa! i can just tell by your comment what a beautiful writer you must be. i am also terrified of rejection, exposure and living penniless. there are too many nice shoes in this world!! and my feet are just too damn pretty to be poor. i might give up too. maybe we are just a family of dream-quitters.
ReplyDeletedreams are fine to quit...dreams don't pay the bills or put kalbi on the grill. but you have something more than us dreamers - a brilliant sense of stupid things, a mature immaturity - it's like a breathe of fresh air with just a hint of whitecastle fart lingering in the background. don't quit... who would us dreamers turn to? anyway, with pretty feet, you can just nab urself a sugar daddy with a foot/asian/writer fetish...so many options.
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