Yet Another Road Trip
Last weekend I had the privilege of taking some foreigners out to another city and showing them around. I usually have fun on these trips, and this time was no exception. Saturday morning we all piled in the party wagon and headed to the famous ruins near my city. After that, we hit the road to the new city.
The Party Wagon
After a few hours on the road, we arrived at our hotel, which just happened to be at one of the most famous vacation spots in the country. It gets its fame from the thermal pools there that are said to have healing qualities. I don't know about all that, but I do know it's fun to jump in and swim around.
The Thermal Pools
After a fun night of swimming around thermal pools and eating giant buffets at the hotel, it was time to get down to work. The reason we went there was to take video of the city to send back to people stateside so they could see the city and pray for it.
The guy that came from the States to do the video was no amateur, and he was serious about making a quality product. He brought a sweet camera from the states, and I actually worked as a grip. There was a giant pole with a microphone on the end of it, and my job was to hold it and swing it around. It might sound like an easy job, and it kind of was, but it does sound pretty technical and professional.
After a solid day of filming in different locations, we got all the footage we needed, and we stopped at the local mall to eat supper before heading out.
As we walked through the parking lot I heard American hip-hop blaring and saw a small crowd gathered around. It turns out there was a show being put on by one of the national football team players. It was like those AND 1 basketball shows, but this one just had one guy doing crazy stuff with a football. He was bouncing the ball off his feet, head, shoulders, and any other body part he could twist around. I was impressed, I've never seen anyone do stuff like that with a football. I talked to him after the show, and the video guy got his autograph. He's probably the most famous athlete I've ever met.
After all that excitement, we headed back home. All in all, it was a really good trip.
