Going International

I'm always fascinated at what can happen when you simply walk around. You never know who you might meet.

The other evening McGibbons, Percival, Lexi, and myself found ourselves in San Francisco. Our original plan was to pay the Cigar Bar and Grille a visit. Upon entering we learned that after 10 you had to be 21 to partake in the enjoyment of cigars. At first this seemed like it would put a damper on the evening (though their humidor sucked and was overpriced). So after being turned away due to the day we entered the world we set our new course for North Beach. Of all the districts I feel like North Beach always has something going on. While certain areas were deserted we found most of Columbus Ave alive and well. As we walked down Broadway we found ourselves at the corner of Montgomery and Broadway where four chairs were placed as though the City of San Francisco knew one evening four young adults needed a place to enjoy cigars. After Percival and myself enjoyed our cigars we made our way back to the car after Percival stopped in at a local liquor store and a stop at Cable Car Pizza. While I didn't partake in the enjoyment of a slice I must say if I wasn't kicked out of the Cigar Bar and Grille I never would have found my way into the pizza parlor. As we made our way back to the car we ran into some international travelers staying at the Green Tortoise Hostel. After initially blowing them off we realized we must catch up with them. So the JT Cruiser spun into action reclaiming her place as one of the all-time San Francisco driving violators until we found our young travelers. Long story short we all gathered at Coit Tower and exchanged stories. For me this was quite an experience just listening to their thoughts on America and its culture. I also felt very uneducated as all of them spoke at least two languages well. One guy (Josh, I think) spoke 6! That is crazy. I can speak 3, 1 well, 2 sort of. A highlight for me was getting a few of the internationals to laugh...I am officially internationally fun and therefore internationally marketable. As was to be expected the little time we had together came to an end and we went on our ways. But just for a moment in time a group of young adults got together, talked, drank, and laughed together and for just a wrinkle in time the world seemed a little more peaceful.