Arriving in San Jose

(Posted on myspace blog on July 17th at 11:20 pm)

Just a couple of hours ago I stepped off a plane and set a record for the farthest south I've ever been. The sun had gone down long before so after breezing through customs and catching a taxi into town I was only able to see by the light of the city.

The cabbie was a nice guy. I prepaid at the airport 15 bucks to get into town, and the driver took me to one place that turned out to be too expensive. When I didn't want to stay there he took me to another place, which turned out to be a nice hostel. I paid 9 bucks for a shared room with a locker. ... But there is a lounge with cable TV, a computer room with free internet access, a game room, and tons of people from all over the globe! I've really never stayed in a place like this!

I suppose I should post this and go get to bed, or perhaps go meet some of the other people here. I'll sure have a lot more to post tomorrow!