Living Off Of Suitcases

Last New Year's Eve, my mom and I took a trip to Dallas, Texas to meet up with some relatives and friends.  I was really amazed by everything in Texas. Food portions were enormous, they played country music almost everywhere and they had large bulls roaming around downtown Ft. Worth. It was a neat experience.

This is a mat made up of jeans tags. Nothing more 'Murican than jeans and cowboy boots!

My mom's cousin and her family took us to this amazing all-you-can-eat japanese buffet. I never really liked sushi, but after trying it at the japanese buffet, I absolutely loved it. They had loads of delicious shrimp sushi without the traditional Japanese mayonnaise, and it kept making me get more each time.



That same night, they also took us to the Chinese Lantern Festival. It was beautiful. Most of the lights were hand-crafted, and just made this majestic glow. This marvelously took my breath away.

This is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S.

The next day, our relatives took us to the Gaylord hotel to see the Ice Show. It was a huge freezer/ arena that was filled with beautiful ice sculptures of the Nutcracker. It was eminently cold inside; it was sort of like walking into the set of Frozen.

It's a palace made of ice! Some more photos of Downtown Ft. Worth.

The highlight of Disney World would definitely have to be Magic Kingdom.

You can never miss it. This is the theme park that brings back childhood nostalgia. The details, the rides, the balloons; everything brings back memories of being a kid. 

After visiting Hollywood Studios,  my mom and I visited Magic Kingdom. The park was superbly packed and it was beastly hot, so we didn't go explore much. We only rode a couple rides, and took pictures. 

We didn't stay very long, so we decided to come back the following day. When we first visited Magic Kingdom, it was too hot to walk and there were too many people. Ironically, on our last day, it was so cold and rainy that there was no one there. Oh, the joys of Florida weather!

Most of the rides were closed due to the bad weather, so we rode Small World. It's much smaller compared to the one at Disneyland, but it was much less of an asylum. They at least hummed the melody instead of constantly singing the same lyrics. 

 

 We took advantage of the non-existent crowd and decided to get some photo-ops with princesses. I am a huge fan of the Disney Princesses: I genuinely believe I am secretly one. (Kidding) When we got to the princess place, there wasn't a line so we took as much photos as we could.

I absolute loved how the characters made me feel like a princess. They were very charming, and sweet to everybody. Aurora asked me where I'm from, and when I said 'Anaheim', she flipped out and told me stories about her palace at Disneyland. I felt like I was 5 again.

After seeing the princesses, the weather got worse so we decided to head back to our hotel.

 Stick around. There's more adventures lurking around the corner. :)

Live the adventure,

Continuing on to my Disney World Adventure, is my experience at

Disney's Hollywood Studios. 

On our second day, my mom and I woke up very early and headed to Disney's Hollywood Studios. We swiftly ate breakfast and arrived just before the park opened.When we arrived, the streets were practically empty. It was a perfect opportunity to take as much photos as we possibly could before it got too crowded. 

While we were walking to check out some rides, an announcement came over the P.A. and said that Disney was holding an audition for their American Idol Experience. It's a show that is exactly like the real American Idol. They hold auditions and choose 15 guests to sing at one of the showtimes, and the audience gets to vote who they will put through to the "finale."

As soon as my mom heard the announcement, she dragged me over to the Audition Center and convinced me to try out. At first, I was a little hesitant because I was very unprepared. In the end, my mom was able to persuade me to audition. 

The process was long. I had to audition twice before I got to perform. On my first audition, I got to choose my song and I had to sing it acapella. I didn't have a lot of time to choose it, because as soon as we entered the building, we were led to a room with the casting director. I chose to sing "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys, since it was always a crowd-pleaser. 

The Casting Director, Mark, kept writing and nodding as I sang. After singing a verse and the chorus, he told me that I made it to the next round.