Angeles

Welcome to Hollyweird.

It does its name justice certainly, and whilst I have had a bunch of fun, I am looking forward to hitting the road. Pedro, the delightful new friend I shall be ridesharing with, is on his way to pick me up from a hostel in Hollywood, and then we are hitting the road! He is super. His lady friend took us out last night to a cute bar with some really good bands, and I taught some Americans how to dance. I also made them listen to Smith St Band, and then they made me listen to Natalie Imbruliga. So it was aaaallmost a perfect evening.

So what have I been up to? Wandering mostly. I walked until I found a dark looking Mexican bar the other night, and sat, wrote and ate delightful Tacos. Edgar, the bartender, and my new friend who sat next to me were lovely, and indulged this funny girl in a good ol' political discussion, and even seemed interested in what I had to say! Poor souls, I hear you all mutter. I did give them fair warning before I started, so it is their own fault. They had a lot to say as well, so we ended up talking til some hour of the morning, when I decided it was time to wander back to the hostel again.

I went to AMOEBA yesterday, partly to escape the heat, and hung in koreatown with an Irishman from the hotel. He had some great things to teach me about the Irish music scene, and it going to email me a whole bunch of bands that I should get into. We ate some crazy korean tofu (which was THE BEST) and just walked around. Neither of us were interested in many of the tourist traps, so it was good just to hang out.

That pretty much brings us up to date I think. I have an american number now, which is useful, so don't bother with the Australian number for a while, as the simcard is tucked safely away for a few months. Thanks for the emails so far, I shall reply soon I promise!

I have included the obligatory picture of my food.

Love Rachel