Summer 2015 in the USA recap!
For those committed followers from the beginning and the new followers and anyone in-between who know or are interested about my travels and know my passion and love for a little place in the USA called North Myrtle Beach.. This is just a post of some highlights about my summer this year back in my second home!
First, I went to NYC as in keeping with my previous trip. After all, NYC is the central travel hub on the West Coast.
I actually don’t like NYC that much.. I guess not may people can say this but, I feel like i’ve been there enough times not to find any kind of thrill being there anymore. It’s a big, crazy, hectic city and that kind of place just isn't me. But still..
I stayed there for a few days so I could meet up with my best friend in the City! Because he was also out in the US working for the summer and NYC was just a good place for us to meet up! No matter where you are, it’s always amazing when you're with your best friend!
And then it was off back down to South Carolina! North Myrtle Beach.. home! I love this little city so so so much! It just suits me down to the ground! I love the way the people are in the South, that southern hospitality is second to none! The people and the place, just so chilled out and relaxed. That’s probably why I fell in love with this place! This photo is actually the view from the balcony in my apartment..
You know why else I love this place? Because it’s right on the BEACH! This was 300 yards from my apartment door, everyday! Day drinking on the beach on days off was bliss! I mean the average temperature was around 30 C, it was pretty warm all the damn time!
But when it rained, IT POURED! This was nearing the end of summer where the weather got a bit wetter although, it was still in the mid 20s on a daily! The storms in South Carolina are amazing to witness, some thunderstorms literally feel and look like the Gods are defending from above!
BUT lets not forget why I was there! To work! And we all worked hard all summer long! This was the record ticket for one order of the summer! Hard shell tacos come 2 per single order.. that was A LOT of tacos! But I loved my job!
But then came a REALLY though day for me, the day I had to leave. That place is so much like home to me now that this was literally an extremely hard day for me. I cried my eyes out and almost didn't get on the plane! My boss, who is an absolutely wonderful guy and my friend Vicky took us to the airport and it was just so painfully hard to say goodbye
BUT.. we where off to Las Vegas! So it can't have been that bad, right?
Dabbled a little in the casinos.. needless to say i’m not much of a gambler!
And then we just HAD to head down Route 66 and visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona! It was absolutely astonishing!
Then it was off to Los Angeles on the Greyhound!
Again, i’m not a huge fan of big cities but, I’ve always wanted to go to LA and see the sights! But I have odd interests!
My highlight of LA was getting to pop into this little shop! As a huge fan of Kat and LA Ink, it was like a dream come true! I wish I had time and money to have gotten some ink here!
All round, we didn't have a great experience in LA because we where on a budget and ended up in a very bad hostel in a very bad area and could afford to stay anywhere else.. we couldn't even afford to go out and have a few drinks! And we where told by the hostel not to go out in the area at night! SO we evaluated our situation.. seen all we wanted to see and booked a flight back to Myrtle Beach, SC aka Home and our boss was kind enough to let us rent out our apartment again! We only planned on staying for 6 days before our international flight home but, the heartache of leaving was so strong that we changed our flights to stay for one more week where we just had a little chilled out, work free holiday for 12 days whilst we came to terms with leaving South Carolina 3 and a half thousand miles behind. My heart is broken because I went there last summer with no expectations but, I found my home. I found where I am meant to be in this world. NMB feels more like home to me than Ireland and that’s what hurts the most because now I am back here wishing I was there. But I will be returning on my final J1 visa for another summer in 2016 and then I will consider my options from there on!
It’s so weird that the choices you make lead to experiences that can change your life.
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