I’ve been in Vegas for the last few days, chillin out. I had a brutal run from Lima to Vegas, having to stop in Costa Rica, LAX, and then finally Vegas…all in all, about a 28 hour journey.
I had a great time in South America (hopefully this much was evident in my blog postings). Traveling for such a long duration (relatively, for me) alone was also an eye opening experience. I learned so much; not only about traveling/figuring out how to do things, but also about myself.
I had (and still have) many reflections on culture, food, perceptions, ideals, etc. Such questions as “What is American food and culture?” were present throughout my journey. I fully encourage people to try try try to take a trip outside of the country. Many people catch ‘the travel bug’ and are hooked, sometimes changing their life forever.
Above all, I know that I don’t really need to rush things…most specifically, looking for a job. yes, I’m fortunate economically that poker enables me to do this…but now, more than ever, I’m determined to try and find my niche, something that I’ll enjoy (for work). I suppose these thoughts are nothing new, but I had alot of time to think about my future and its course.
I’m in Vegas now…the degeneracy has gone full throttle. It’s scary how insane this city can just take over your mentality. The minute I stepped off the plane, money just doesn’t matter, you spend it like nothing…the mindset of “ah, I can win this at the tables in a few hours” takes over and you find yourself dropping inane amounts of money (relative to your normal lifestyle, typically). I went from seeing $5 meals and $10 hostels (with a $50 a day being ‘normal’) to spending several times that on one meal.
Whatever…only once a year I suppose. I need to play more live poker…Anyways, I’m sure I’ll have some live TRs up throughout the week (played a short session yesterday and nothing really too interesting). I get back to Omaha on the 16th, will be happy to go back.