Boston is known as the “walking city,” which I agree with. So many places are within a few miles of each other. It’s doable.
It should come with a disclaimer, though. Sure, Chinatown is two miles from Northeastern. That’s still 40 minutes or so of walking.
But the T costs money. And I like the exercise. I decided that I wanted to take up a popular sport here in Boston…
It’s always been my dream to learn how to skateboard. But as I’m not too concerned with tricks, and because I really just want to get around the city, a longboard seemed like a more practical choice.
So I used my first paycheck to order a longboard from Amazon. And waited with baited breath for it to arrive.
At Northeastern, dorms don’t accept packages– they have to be picked up in a different building. For me, the building is a short 0.3-mile walk from my dorm. THANK GOODNESS. Because the box containing my longboard looked like this:
And carrying it back was… a challenge.
I attracted plenty of stares on the way back, the looks of which can be summed up in my roommate’s reaction:
And in the end, most of the box was full of paper.
…and the board took up only a fraction of the space in the box.
What, Amazon? I don’t understand. Regardless, I’m glad my longboard arrived so quickly and safely! I can’t wait to learn how to use it. It’s gonna take some time. But it is so worth it.
Woah! Far out bro! Good luck to you and your gnarly training! Hang loose.
hahaha never again wiil I talk like that 🙂
HAHAHAHA thanks bro! I’mma tryna chill out these days, dawg, ya know.
….and that’s it for me too. Maybe. 😀
LOL! Amazon and I have never really gotten along. A few years back, I had a friend who was obsesseddddd with Twilight, so I ordered her some book that was like Twilight but it wasn’t? I have no clue–anyway, it was a pre order and due to come in two weeks after I ordered. They screwed up my order so bad that LAST YEAR I got an email saying it was due to arrive on April 23, 2013. . . I laughed like hell and called them up to cancel the whole freaking thing. XD
Anyway, longboards are so cool! I suck at skateboarding, though…it’s funny because I’m very good at balancing and I can do yoga & dishes at the same time, yet if someone asks me to ski, surf, or skateboard, I fall on my face.
Dang, that’s wild! I’ve never had any problems with Amazon; it’s Ebay and Craigslist that I fear! But having an order arrive in 2 years? Yeah, that’s a BIT much, I’d say! 😛
Yoga is awesome! Though ironically, my sense of balance is substandard. Dance and yoga are beyond my capabilities. I used to ski until I dislocated my shoulder doing it… but I do love rock climbing, if that counts?
Dude…I can’t see you skateboarding. Maybe you’ll be the first ever Viet-American girl to be able to handle a longboard 😀 Rooting for you girlie! ^_^
Hahaha thanks! I’m still reallllly bad at it, but I’m trying! True, I do see girls with longboards once in a while… but never Asian girls!
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