A Polaroid Picture of My Flaws
21-07-2020 11:37 pm / POSTED BY : Meghna Rao / Where the Experience took place : San Diego, California
Jai SriRam
February 2020
I had gone to San Diego, California to visit a friend. We decided to visit Cabrillo National Monument and the coves along the coastline. We parked near the coves, and noticed a great location to sit and watch the waves. It was tucked deep in the coves, and would require some careful treading on jagged rocks. We slowly and carefully made our way over to the area, sighed, and sat to relax our view that we had earned from that hike.
As we enjoyed our prized area, a teenage girl approached. “Hi! I was wondering if you could go stand where my friend is, so that my friend and I can have a photo taken from the spot you’re sitting?” she asked. She pointed to her friend, who was jumping up and down, waving, so far away she looked like an ant, beyond another rocky obstacle course from where we were. Is she for real??
Rather than saying no, or telling the girl my internal dialogue, which was (we worked hard to get to this spot, found it first, and now you’re asking me to walk all the way over there so I can be your Instagram photographer??), I agreed, and...
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