Leaving the Country

I will keep this post short and sweet since I am leaving in a few hours to meet my mom at the airport and get the hell out of this country (aka to visit my sister in New Zealand)!

Fall has finally shown itself around here, I found it when I biked to a nearby town last week. Though I’m still learning how to pronounce Los Gatos correctly, I absolutely love this small town. It’s tucked in the mountains and packed with shops and restaurants.

 

En route to Los Gatos

We sort of went trick or treating on Halloween. By that I mean we walked around admiring kids’ costumes, it wasn’t creepy, I promise. Then I hit the jackpot: a neglected, run-over, lonely Kit Kat in the middle of the road. MINE! I call that a success.

Last weekend we volunteered our time and muscles to do trail maintenance at a county park a few miles south of us. I’m still sore. We broke up hard packed soil and leveled out sections of trail. The soil here was so dry it was like concrete! But it was worth it, for the gorgeous views of green hills and the free Chipotle lunch afterwards.

Objects in photo are sweatier than they appear

That evening we went to a Tesla party, in honor of their last quarter being profitable and we saw the infamous Elon Musk himself give a speech. He said that the better the company does, the better the parties will get. For this one, he had rented out a stadium with the largest indoor bar in this country. I can’t wait for what’s next.

 

The new Model 3

The last few days I’ve been carefully plotting how to pack everything for a two week trip on the other side of the world in a carry-on bag. I’ll tell you how that goes when I get back!