Fangirl Confessions: Spanish Grand Prix Edition

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What's up Radiant Icons and welcome back to Dare to

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be Iconic, the podcast made for

icons daring to be themselves.

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I'm your host Amanda Paolicelli and you

guys, I am finally back from my trip to

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Spain for the Spanish Grand Prix and yes,

I am very sad, but I'm also very excited

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to spill all this tea with you guys.

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If you weren't following the live

updates that I was posting on my

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social media pages, well, one,

what are you doing with your life?

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And two, you guys are in for a

treat , because I wrote down all my

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lessons from the Spanish Grand Prix.

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And we're going to go

through them one by one.

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And I promise you, each lesson has

a very entertaining story to tell.

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And that's just within

the Spanish Grand Prix.

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That's just this episode.

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So, I have so much tea to

spill that I'm splitting up

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my trip to Spain in two parts.

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Yes, that's right, a two parter everyone.

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Next week I will be answering

all your questions about my

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trip to Spain in general.

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Everything and anything that you guys

sent me on Instagram about my Spain

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trip including the Grand Prix will

be answered in next week's episode.

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Now I know what you all are thinking,

Amanda, did you meet Lando Norris?

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I did not meet Lando Norris,

unfortunately, but it's okay.

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I will meet him eventually, but

you want to know who I did meet?

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I met Logan Sargent.

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That's right, everyone.

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I met the only American driver

on the grid, Logan Sargent.

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And then I met all the Williams drivers.

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I met Leah, I met Franco,

I met Zach, I met Luke.

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Literally everyone and anyone.

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And that has to do with

the Williams fan zone.

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So let's get into it, radiant Icons,

your tea time sesh is starting now.

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The first lesson from

the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Being nice and staying true to

yourself always pays off because at

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the end of the day what you put out

into the world is what you receive.

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I solely believe that we would have not

met Logan if it wasn't for the kindness

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that we were putting out when we were

interacting with the Williams team.

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So, let me get into how

I met Logan Sargeant.

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I obviously had been traveling with Danny.

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You guys know, Danny,

she's been on the podcast.

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I talk about her all the time.

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So I traveled with her

to Spain, as we all know.

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Kimi and Jordan met us at our hotel

Tuesday night for dinner, and then

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we were gonna go out clubbing.

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That was the first time we met each other.

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Great, hit it off, and we're

like, Okay, we're going to the

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Williams Fan Zone tomorrow.

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Like, let's meet up.

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So we got there early in the morning.

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Kimi and Jordan got there before us and

they were at the front because there

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was going to be a Q and a with the F2,

F3 and F1 Academy driver, Lia Block, if

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you guys don't know F1 Academy, Lia is

the Williams driver and it's so amazing

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and I love her, but anyway, They were

standing at the front for the Q& A while

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Dani and I were taking some pictures,

getting some content, so on and so forth,

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and then we met up with them there.

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Kimi and Jordan went to the Miami

race, and at the Miami race, they

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also had a Williams Fan Zone pop up.

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And the person who was, his name is James.

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Kimi knew the person who

conducts the interviews for the

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drivers at the Williams Fanzone.

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Somehow he was like, bestie.

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Like, I don't remember how she told

us this happened, but he was like, oh,

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you can call me bestie or whatever.

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And if there's one thing about Kimi.

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Kimi, I know you're

listening to this right now.

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She's gonna hold you to what you say.

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James comes up from the steps

and Kimi is like, Hey bestie.

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James whips around and he's

like, who just called me bestie?

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Like, ah, like what is going on?

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So Kimmy's over there like

waving and everything.

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He comes over to us and

he's talking to us.

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And Kimmy's like, Oh, like from Miami.

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This and that, he told

me I can call you bestie.

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We basically tell him, oh yeah,

we're like four American girls who

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traveled to the Spanish Grand Prix.

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And he literally looked at us

and he goes, you guys traveled

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all the way here to Spain?

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Okay, interesting.

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And we're like, yeah, of course we did.

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Of course we did.

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Anything, anything for

Lando Norris, right?

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so anyway, um, he's like, listen,

need you to ask some questions.

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And we said, don't worry,

Bestie, we got you.

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So we're over here.

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We're waiting in line.

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The Williams people are like

talking to us, everything.

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And we're coming up with

questions for everyone and anyone.

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And I think it was Zach who came up to

us first because he was just coming in.

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And we're like, hey, Zach, like

take a picture with us, take a

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picture with us, whatever, la la.

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So he takes a picture with us.

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Oh my God.

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So literally so gorgeous.

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But anyway, we were like, Oh

my God, like, that's awesome.

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Cause we didn't think we were going

to meet anyone to be honest with you.

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We just were like, we're here

for the Q and a, we hope our

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questions get asked or whatever.

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James comes back up and we're like,

Oh, like bestie, like, look at our

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questions, like, are these approved?

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Just chatting, being ourselves, talking

with him, which then, you know, We ended

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up talking to everyone on the staff.

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They basically knew who we were.

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And the one great thing is that James

was really in the Williams team.

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I do have to say it wasn't just

James, James and the Williams team

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were really looking out for us.

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They were really making sure that

we were taken care of and that our

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questions were answered because Kimi

and I were able to ask our questions.

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I asked one to Lia Block, which

you guys can find on my Instagram.

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And then Kimi asked one, I

think it was to Franco and Zak.

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It was just so cool because James,

whenever he saw the mic get to

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us, he did like this head nod.

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And when I tell you, we all died laughing.

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We died laughing.

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Like it was, it was so funny.

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And at one point before he went on

stage, Kimmy had told us being like,

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Oh, like ask for his, ask for his

no car, like ask if you can keep it.

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Knowing me, I'm going to ask that.

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Right.

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So I go bestie.

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Can you give us one of

your notecards to keep?

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And he goes, well then you

would know all my secrets.

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And I was like, damn, I

just want a notecard, man.

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Like, you know, like, things like that.

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Like, we were joking with James, we

were joking with the staff, and they

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just made sure we were taken care of and

that we were able to ask our questions.

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And then we were the first people

able to meet, like, all the drivers.

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So we met Leah, we met Luke,

now, I'm gonna be honest.

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I didn't know who Luke was before

this but now I definitely do,

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because Luke stares into your soul.

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He has the most piercing eyes,

and oh my god, are they gorgeous.

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And I, I literally I think I forgot

what I was saying, because Luke looked

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at me and I was like, oh my god.

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I was like, I couldn't,

I, I was in a trance.

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And even when we left, I was in a trance.

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I was in a trance so much that the only

driver card I didn't get was from Luke.

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Because his eyes just

distracted me so much, you guys.

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Like, it was, it was so bad.

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But, anyway, that happens.

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We walk out, we get lunch, we come

back, we're doing the sim racing,

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we spend the whole day there.

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And that was our plan from the beginning,

because we wanted to see Logan.

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We wanted to go to the

Q& A later that evening.

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So then, at this point.

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Danny and I had done the reaction time,

and Kimi had interviewed James for her

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vlog, and James had said something about

like, Oh, are you guys gonna see Logan?

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Are you guys waiting around for him?

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And Kimmy had said like, duh,

like, he's our American bestie.

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Like, of course we are.

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He's like, oh, yeah, yeah, cool, cool.

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And so she told us about that

when she came back, and we were

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like, that's like low key kind of

strange, like, he said that, right?

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The vibe was, that was interesting, right?

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But whatever, we're like, okay, like,

let's go and stand at our spot, like,

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let's dominate our area, so we're ready

for Logan and we're just gonna stay there.

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So, Ed, one of the head honchos at

Williams, he like, comes up to us,

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like, he makes a clean line for us

and kind of like distracts us from

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our path of where we were going.

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And he was like, Hey, like, have you

guys like checked on the app yet?

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If you're going to meet Logan and we're

like, Oh, like we didn't even know,

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like it was announced yet on the app.

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But we'll go look.

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So then each of us, one by one,

we go, look, we're not winners.

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We're not winners.

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We're not winners.

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We're not winners.

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And it's like, Oh man,

like, Hmm, that's so sad.

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Like, come follow me, and at that moment.

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I knew that we were going

to meet Logan Sargent.

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I knew it in my bones.

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I was like, there is no way that we

are not, like, meeting Logan of some

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sorts, or even if he's just, signing

something for us, you know, Something is

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happening, there's just no way, right?

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Everything was perfectly aligning.

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Then Ed pulls out the lanyards.

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And he goes, congrats, you guys won.

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You're meeting Logan.

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What?

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Kid you not, all four of us I really

truly thought all of us were going to cry.

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And I thought Ed was going

to be like, what is going on?

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But like, we all got so

emotional and like giddy.

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And we were like, oh my God, like what?

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Like, thank you so much.

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Like, that's so crazy.

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Like, are you joking?

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And he was basically like, we

see you guys, we appreciate

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you, like, here's a token.

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And it was just like, it was the

nicest thing ever, and just like such a

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unbelievably like sweet moment of wow,

like kindness really does go a long way.

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And I am such a firm believer that James

definitely had a part in us meeting Logan.

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That's why I say kindness goes such a

long way, and being nice, and staying true

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to who you are, because the whole time

we were interacting with James, and we

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were interacting with the Williams team.

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We were just being ourselves.

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We weren't trying to be anyone else.

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We were just having a good time because

the Williams fans, it was so much

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fun and we also felt so safe and so

comfortable and that's not something

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I say lightly because as a female

in the F1 space, oh, let me tell you

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guys, sometimes it doesn't feel safe.

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Sometimes it doesn't feel comfortable.

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At the Williams event, we truly felt

like we didn't want to do anything

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else except stay there because

we felt so safe and comfortable.

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The Williams team Created such a

nurturing Environment for us to be in

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and to like just have a good time and

that's so rare and it was so special.

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But going back to the story

It is like, don't tell anyone.

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Mind you, I'm telling everyone here on

the internet, but it's past so many.

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So I feel like, I feel like it's fair

to share this amazing interaction

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with the Williams team and Logan.

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But anyway, we then proceed after

he told us not to tell anyone.

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We all called our parents.

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I called my mom.

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If you guys don't know

this, my mom loves Logan.

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She is a huge Logan fan.

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And let me tell you when I

said, mom, I'm meeting Logan.

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The first thing she told me to tell him.

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Please tell him that

I think he's adorable.

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I shit you not, you guys.

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that is what my mom wanted

me to tell Logan from her.

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So I did, and we'll

get to that eventually.

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Logan comes out for the Q& A, and we're

still gonna try to ask a question or

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two, because, you know, our bestie

James asked us to ask a question,

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so we're gonna look out for him.

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So I go, I raise my hand

and this one's really funny.

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Now, I'm a very, very, very short girl.

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I'm 4'11 okay?

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The people in front of me?

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Tall.

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They were very, very tall.

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Logan and James definitely

could not see me.

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And the spotlight definitely

did not know where to go.

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So I was saying my first two words

of my question and all I feel are two

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arms around my waist lifting me up.

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And in that moment I was like,

Oh, Kimi's lifting me up so

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Logan and James can see me.

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And when she did that, I have the

video you guys, I have to share it

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because it is the funniest thing

ever because you can tell Logan

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and James are trying not to laugh.

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Is darkness to light because

then I felt like I could find

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me because Kimmy picked me up.

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When I was done asking my

question, she just plopped me

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down and I asked her afterwards.

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I was like, Kimmy, like,

what did you think?

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And she goes, honestly,

I didn't think anything.

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I just did it.

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I was like, what an icon,

like literally what an icon.

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But you know, Logan answered my question.

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Kimmy was able to ask hers and he

answered and then it was time to meet.

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And oh my god, you guys.

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I was the third one in

our group to meet Logan.

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And Kimmy was the first one.

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It was Kimmy, Jordan,

myself, and then Dani.

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And Kimmy went first, and from

my question, I had said as a

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fellow Floridian, whatever.

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So he knew I, like, He knew I was from

Florida, but I guess Kimmy had said

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something when she was interacting with

him that we're all from America, and he

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goes, Are you guys all from Florida?

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And we're like, No.

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We just like went one by one, like up

the stairs, saying where we're from.

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And I could physically see Logan

trying not to laugh at us because

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it was honestly kind of funny.

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Then it got time for me to meet Logan.

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And I low key think I blocked out.

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Because all I remember being was like,

Hi Logan, like it is so nice to meet you.

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So sorry about the question.

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Because I asked him about the Florida

Panthers if they were going to win the

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Stanley Cup and he was like, oh you're

getting me nervous, like this and that.

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Because you know, we don't

want to jinx anything here.

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But I was like, I have to ask you

because my dad and I love you,

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my mom thinks you're adorable.

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And Logan's over here

asking me, how was my trip?

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Am I having a good weekend?

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How am I doing?

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And Like, he's genuinely asking me

questions like he cares about me.

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Logan is the nicest human being alive.

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He's asking me questions about myself.

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I answered him because

Danny told me I said words.

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And if Danny said that words came out of

my mouth and that I looked natural and

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cool, calm and collective, I believe her.

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I believe her.

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I took my picture with Logan.

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And then the last thing I said before

I like ran off was we're rooting

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for you, Logan, like, we love you.

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And he was like thank you so much.

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Like, thank you.

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And I know that like meant a lot to him.

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If I was able to meet anyone

Besides Lando, I'm very glad that

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I was able to meet Logan because

Logan he's our American bestie.

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He is the definition

of the American dream.

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He literally is chasing

his dreams and doing it.

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Logan Sargent is one of the

sweetest human beings alive.

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And I truly, truly, truly hope that he

gets everything he wants in life and more.

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I was always rooting for Logan.

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But now after meeting him,

I'm even more of a Logan fan.

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And I'm also more of a Williams fan.

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I truly think the reason why we were able

to meet as many people as we did that day

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and experience as many, Things as we did

that day was because of how we were to

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the Williams team and to James and it was

because we just wanted to talk and get to

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know them and it truly just shows you that

kindness and being nice and just staying

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true to who you are can go such a long way

and it will always reward you in the end.

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Let's talk about the second one, shall we?

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There are still good people in the

world that truly care about others.

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Now Thursday was pit lane walk.

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Let's talk about what happened afterwards.

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So Danny and I knew That Thursday

was always going to be a day

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where we were going to need

to figure out transportation.

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That's because Friday through Sunday,

we had gotten these bus tickets that

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basically take you to and from the

track from Barcelona, so right where

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we were staying, like our hotel to the

circuit and back and we're like, okay,

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great The only day it doesn't cover is

thursday because that's like a special

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event So we just need to figure it out.

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So we're gonna take a taxi there or

an uber and then like coming back.

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We'll probably take a taxi

and we're back, right?

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We were wrong.

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: 00:15:16

We were so wrong Oh my god, you

guys we literally got stranded.

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We're leaving the circuit We are hungry

because we didn't eat a meal beforehand.

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That was very dumb on our parts

I do admit we should have ate

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: 00:15:30

beforehand, but we didn't.

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We were very dizzy because we didn't eat.

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So we were hungry, we were dizzy,

we were a little disoriented, and

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: 00:15:39

we were like, at least we'll be

able to grab a taxi at least right?

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No, no, none of the taxis were picking

up at the hotel behind the circuit, so

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we're like, okay, like, that's, that's,

That's fine, like, that's, that's fine.

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: 00:15:52

I met up with some friends that I knew

from LinkedIn, and they were like,

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hey, like, we're walking to the bus

that will take us to the train station,

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like, we can just all walk together.

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I was like, okay, like, great.

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: 00:16:01

that's fine.

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: 00:16:02

That's perfect.

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: 00:16:02

Like, at least we're in a group and these

people know where they're going, right?

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The bus never comes.

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: 00:16:08

And the group that we were with

was like, oh, like, we're going

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: 00:16:10

to eat at this restaurant and

then maybe we'll go an Uber.

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: 00:16:14

Danny and I already had plans

to meet our other friend,

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Noelle, for dinner in the city.

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: 00:16:19

So we're like, you know what?

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: 00:16:20

Like, it's fine.

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: 00:16:21

We are going to just walk

to the train station.

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: 00:16:24

It's a 30 minute walk.

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: 00:16:25

that's fine.

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: 00:16:25

In Spain, you have to walk everywhere.

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: 00:16:27

It's like New York City.

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: 00:16:29

So we were like, that's literally nothing.

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: 00:16:31

And then, like, maybe by the time we walk

far away from the circuit, will be a taxi

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: 00:16:35

or an Uber, like, we can pick up, right?

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: 00:16:37

That's what we thought.

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: 00:16:38

That was wishful thinking on our part.

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: 00:16:41

So, anyway, we say bye to my friends,

we're walking to the train station, and

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: 00:16:46

then we're far enough, we're like, oh,

like, let's call, a taxi or an Uber.

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: 00:16:50

Like, okay, like, we'll connect

you in, like, five minutes.

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: 00:16:53

The Uber then cancels on us.

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: 00:16:55

can't connect you with

any drivers in the area.

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: 00:16:57

Okay, great.

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: 00:16:58

We try to do it again.

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: 00:16:59

No drivers in the area.

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: 00:17:01

We're like, okay, well, we're going

to have to take this train that

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: 00:17:04

we don't know how to read the map.

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: 00:17:07

That's fine.

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: 00:17:07

We'll figure it out.

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: 00:17:08

Danny and I together at least

have one brain cell individually.

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: 00:17:12

And then together we make one actual

brain that can produce an actual thought.

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: 00:17:18

Well, that didn't happen that day

because we go to the train station.

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We get two tickets.

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: 00:17:24

We go down to the platform.

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: 00:17:26

We look at the map and I swear to

God, you guys, I looked at it and

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I said, hmm, my mom was right.

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: 00:17:35

And if you guys don't know this, my

mom usually is right about everything.

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: 00:17:39

And she had told me before I left that

the train in Barcelona is so confusing.

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: 00:17:44

And I thought she meant

the high speed train.

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: 00:17:47

I was like, that's not confusing.

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: 00:17:48

It was so easy getting

from Madrid to Barcelona.

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: 00:17:51

No, no, no, no, no.

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: 00:17:52

My mother meant the metro.

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: 00:17:53

Yeah, that thing that we

couldn't read the map for.

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: 00:17:56

That's exactly what my

mom was talking about.

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: 00:17:59

And in that moment, I knew I was

screwed and I knew my mother was right.

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: 00:18:03

And I was like, Oh shit.

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: 00:18:04

Well, I hope Danny can understand this.

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: 00:18:06

She didn't.

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: 00:18:07

We could not put our one individual

brain cell that we each carry

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: 00:18:12

to have one coherent thought.

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: 00:18:14

So I was like, okay, well, we're

going to have to ask someone.

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: 00:18:17

So I was like let me ask this

guy that keeps staring at me.

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: 00:18:20

Maybe he can help.

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: 00:18:22

I go up to him.

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: 00:18:24

I'm like, do you speak English?

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: 00:18:26

No, do you speak Spanish?

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: 00:18:28

And for you guys, I don't know.

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: 00:18:30

I'm half Cuban.

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: 00:18:31

I know one sentence that

always ends up helping me out.

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It's yo no hablo mucho

espanol, pero el entiendo.

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: 00:18:38

Mi mama es cubana.

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: 00:18:39

Basically, I said I don't speak

much Spanish, but I understand

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: 00:18:43

it and my mom is Cuban.

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: 00:18:45

And usually, that helps me out, because

I truly can understand the majority of

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: 00:18:50

what people are telling me in Spanish,

and then I can piece it together.

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: 00:18:53

Nope, I did not understand

anything this guy told me.

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: 00:18:56

I thought he said there were

no more trains in Barcelona,

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: 00:18:59

and I was about to sob.

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: 00:19:01

I told him, thank you.

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: 00:19:02

I went to Danny and I

said, we are screwed.

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: 00:19:05

We need to keep walking on this

platform to find someone else because

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: 00:19:08

I think that guy just told me there's

no more trains going into Barcelona.

401

: 00:19:11

We're walking down the platform, I'm

trying not to sob, I was very close you

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: 00:19:15

guys, and I see a guy in Formula 1 merch.

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: 00:19:17

I said, you know what?

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: 00:19:18

Let me ask him.

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: 00:19:19

Let's just try, right?

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: 00:19:20

Danny and I are dressed up like, I'm a

walking billboard for Lando Norris, she's

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: 00:19:24

a walking billboard for Charlotte Clare.

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: 00:19:26

at least this guy knows

we're all here for Formula 1.

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: 00:19:29

I go up to the guy, I think he could

sense that I was about to sob because

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: 00:19:33

I was like, do you speak English?

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: 00:19:35

Spanish?

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: 00:19:36

Help me.

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: 00:19:37

He goes, I speak English.

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: 00:19:39

So then he helped me and

basically told Danny and I that

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: 00:19:44

we need to go to Barcelona.

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: 00:19:46

It's going to say it on the top.

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: 00:19:47

We just need to look at these signs and

then within it, like within the train,

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: 00:19:52

There'll be like little things that say,

Hey, like this is the stop in Barcelona,

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: 00:19:56

but there's multiple stops in Barcelona.

420

: 00:19:57

So we have to know which

ones we need to go to.

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: 00:20:00

And I guess the only words Danny and

I could say were Sagrada Familia.

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: 00:20:04

Newsflash.

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: 00:20:05

That's not a stop, but anyway, so the

guy sees that we are like a mess, right?

424

: 00:20:12

And he goes sit with me.

425

: 00:20:13

He moves his stuff.

426

: 00:20:14

He has a sit with him on the bench

and he's like talking to us, and he's

427

: 00:20:18

telling us how he's from North Spain

and he takes this train all the time

428

: 00:20:21

and it's okay, like this and this.

429

: 00:20:22

And he goes, I'll make sure you

guys get on the right train.

430

: 00:20:24

The train comes and he

goes, this is your train.

431

: 00:20:27

And I thought he was just going to

be like, okay, this is your train.

432

: 00:20:29

And then you'll look at what stopped.

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: 00:20:30

No, no, no, no.

434

: 00:20:31

He went on the train with us and sat

with us, even though it wasn't his train.

435

: 00:20:36

There are angels, everyone,

because that guy, what a blessing.

436

: 00:20:40

Cause thank you.

437

: 00:20:41

God, that someone was looking out for us.

438

: 00:20:44

Multiple people, I should say.

439

: 00:20:45

Cause there's multiple

people in this story.

440

: 00:20:47

But that first angel, he

saved us because he didn't have

441

: 00:20:49

to go on that train with us.

442

: 00:20:51

He didn't have to sit with us, but he did.

443

: 00:20:53

He like missed his train, you guys

to go with us, to sit with us on

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: 00:20:58

this train and make sure that we

were okay and got there safely to

445

: 00:21:01

whatever station we needed to go to.

446

: 00:21:02

So anyway, we're on the

train, he's talking to us.

447

: 00:21:06

He's like, okay, so

what stop in Barcelona?

448

: 00:21:08

And all Danny and I can say is

Sagrada Familia, Sagrada Familia.

449

: 00:21:11

And he's like, that's, that's not a stop.

450

: 00:21:14

what's the stop for Sagrada Familia?

451

: 00:21:17

Like what's the station?

452

: 00:21:19

And we're like, you'll not say.

453

: 00:21:22

Oh my god.

454

: 00:21:22

So he tries to look it up.

455

: 00:21:23

There's no service.

456

: 00:21:24

So then he asks everyone else in

the train, and he basically points

457

: 00:21:28

at us and says, These two girls

need to go to Sagrada Familia.

458

: 00:21:32

What stop do they get off on?

459

: 00:21:33

And so everyone's conversing,

and I'm just like, Lord, help me.

460

: 00:21:37

Please, Lord, help me.

461

: 00:21:39

They finally, everyone on the train

comes to the consensus that we need

462

: 00:21:42

to get off on the next stop and

get the connecting train to L2,

463

: 00:21:46

the purple line, and go down, okay?

464

: 00:21:49

It's very important that we remember

he told us to go down, we did the

465

: 00:21:52

hand motion, and so he's telling

us all this and everything and he

466

: 00:21:56

goes, you'll be okay, like it's

okay, you go down the stairs and

467

: 00:21:59

you'll take the L2, the purple train.

468

: 00:22:03

Perfect!

469

: 00:22:04

We got that, right?

470

: 00:22:05

We get off, we thank him.

471

: 00:22:07

I see this guy from the train that was

in the conversation about the Sagrada

472

: 00:22:13

Familia stop, and he's like staring at us.

473

: 00:22:15

And then I'm like, oh, maybe he's

staring because my shorts are

474

: 00:22:18

so short and like maybe that's

why he's staring at us, right?

475

: 00:22:20

Danny and I are trying to find

these stairs that go down and

476

: 00:22:23

there's only stairs that go up.

477

: 00:22:24

So I was like, we can't find stairs

that go down, let's go on these stairs

478

: 00:22:27

that go up and see if there's a sign.

479

: 00:22:29

So we go on the stairs up and there's

like, you can turn left or turn right.

480

: 00:22:33

We go left, right?

481

: 00:22:34

We're reading the sign and all of a

sudden we turn around and there's a

482

: 00:22:38

security guard and the security guard

goes, Sagrada Familia, and all Danny and

483

: 00:22:43

I did was shake our head up and down.

484

: 00:22:46

We followed the security guard.

485

: 00:22:48

The security guard then goes to the

turnstiles, and I see the guy who was

486

: 00:22:52

on the train in that conversation about

Sagrada Familia stop, the one that was

487

: 00:22:57

staring at me, everything, and I thought,

oh, he's just staring because of my

488

: 00:23:01

shorts, no, no, no, no, no, no, he was

staring because he was looking out for

489

: 00:23:05

us, being like, where are these two dumb

American girls in Formula 1 merch going?

490

: 00:23:09

So he told the security guard

to look out for two girls.

491

: 00:23:14

in Formula 1, which was the

training with the Sagrada Familia.

492

: 00:23:19

Basically, their conversation,

he's like, Is this them?

493

: 00:23:22

Yes, it is.

494

: 00:23:23

I'll take them to their station.

495

: 00:23:25

These two men were looking out for

us also, and I was like, Oh my god,

496

: 00:23:29

like, they're actually our good men

in the world, because if we were

497

: 00:23:32

in America, no, no, absolutely not.

498

: 00:23:36

We would have not, we would not

be here to tell the tale, okay?

499

: 00:23:39

The security guard like

overrides us going through.

500

: 00:23:43

The door almost closes on Danny, whatever.

501

: 00:23:46

We're like, okay, whatever.

502

: 00:23:48

Like it can't get worse.

503

: 00:23:49

Right?

504

: 00:23:50

he walks us all the way to where we have

to go to the Nethertern style and we

505

: 00:23:53

like put our tickets in, they don't work.

506

: 00:23:56

We have to buy another one.

507

: 00:23:57

So the guy waits with us when we

buy another ticket, we go through,

508

: 00:24:01

put our tickets in, they work.

509

: 00:24:02

And he literally walks us to our platform.

510

: 00:24:06

He goes, this is your train.

511

: 00:24:08

There are two stops before yours.

512

: 00:24:10

We get on the train.

513

: 00:24:12

I have felt pretty safe throughout

my entire trip until I got

514

: 00:24:16

into that metro specifically.

515

: 00:24:18

And I was like, oh wow.

516

: 00:24:19

Yep, nope, I'm so glad

there are only two stops.

517

: 00:24:22

I'm going to hold my breath and

hold my phone with so much strength

518

: 00:24:27

that someone's going to have to

physically rip it out of my hands.

519

: 00:24:29

we're about to get to our stop,

and this guy like falls into Danny,

520

: 00:24:33

and all I remember my dad telling

me is that people will create

521

: 00:24:37

distractions to pit pocket you.

522

: 00:24:39

And I was like, oh my god,

we're getting pit pocketed.

523

: 00:24:42

Like this is the distraction.

524

: 00:24:43

But the good thing about how Danny and

I were standing is that she could see

525

: 00:24:47

behind me and I could see behind her.

526

: 00:24:49

We were not getting pit pocketed.

527

: 00:24:50

I guess the guy just

like fell or whatever.

528

: 00:24:52

But at that moment I was like,

of course this would happen to us.

529

: 00:24:55

The doors open We never looked faster

a train station in our lives It was

530

: 00:24:59

beautiful when we saw the sagrada

familia at the top of the steps.

531

: 00:25:02

We said thank you god Where can I put my

donation so, there are still good people

532

: 00:25:08

in the world that truly care about others.

533

: 00:25:10

Those three angels, the first guy

in Formula One merch, the security

534

: 00:25:14

guard, and the guy who walked

us to our platform, if you are

535

: 00:25:19

listening to my podcast, Thank you.

536

: 00:25:22

Thank you for being good people

in this world, because my

537

: 00:25:26

faith in humanity is restored.

538

: 00:25:28

My third lesson for you guys is

you belong in rooms for a reason.

539

: 00:25:32

Your name is brought in conversation

because you are meant to be there.

540

: 00:25:36

Even if it's not the path or way

you thought it would be it ends

541

: 00:25:39

up the way it's supposed to.

542

: 00:25:41

Your work and what you do is

special and it's getting recognized.

543

: 00:25:44

So enjoy it.

544

: 00:25:45

You belong here.

545

: 00:25:47

One of the coolest parts of my

trip was I was invited to Sunset

546

: 00:25:51

Sessions for Off to the Races.

547

: 00:25:53

So basically, Alexandra is the

founder of Off to the Races, and

548

: 00:25:57

she has group trips to certain Grand

Prixs, and she plans everything to

549

: 00:26:02

the T, to meals, to transportation,

to fun activities, like she does it

550

: 00:26:06

all, and she's literally amazing.

551

: 00:26:08

And so for the Spanish Grand Prix trip,

she had a sunset session, which was at the

552

: 00:26:13

rooftop of this really, really nice hotel

where you were overlooking Barcelona.

553

: 00:26:18

And not only were people that obviously

were a part of her Spanish Grand Prix trip

554

: 00:26:25

but also she invited F1 content creators.

555

: 00:26:28

And I was one of the content

creators that was invited to it.

556

: 00:26:32

It was the first F1 content creation

event that I've been invited to

557

: 00:26:36

personally and it was one of the

coolest and nicest things I've

558

: 00:26:40

ever been invited to in my life.

559

: 00:26:41

I remember Walking out of the elevator

with Jordan being like oh my God and

560

: 00:26:49

like looking around at everyone who was

invited and You guys, when I tell you

561

: 00:26:54

some of the biggest names in F1 TikTok

were there, I was literally on the inside,

562

: 00:26:59

I was freaking out because I was like,

how the heck is my name in the same type

563

: 00:27:04

of vicinity as everyone who is here.

564

: 00:27:08

It was so so surreal and so so

cool because I'm like literally

565

: 00:27:12

here in an orange little two piece

outfit with my Lando Norris nails.

566

: 00:27:16

Shout out to Katie from

Race Tips for them.

567

: 00:27:18

They are amazing.

568

: 00:27:19

And I will link it in

the show notes below.

569

: 00:27:21

But like there I am in my little

like two piece orange outfit with my

570

: 00:27:25

Lando nails, my little Lando necklace

being like, I'm literally just a girl

571

: 00:27:31

loves to watch the cars go vroom.

572

: 00:27:33

And she's here on the rooftop overlooking

Barcelona with some of the biggest names

573

: 00:27:38

in f1 social media content creation.

574

: 00:27:40

It's so wild to me because I'm in

this own little bubble of like my

575

: 00:27:43

content creation for formula one.

576

: 00:27:45

And I don't really think anything of it.

577

: 00:27:46

I'm like, Oh, like I do it for fun.

578

: 00:27:48

And I, I do it to create

conversation and talk about

579

: 00:27:51

the things I want to talk about.

580

: 00:27:52

Truly a moment where I really had to

take in everything and be like a minute

581

: 00:27:56

like you worked so hard for it And here

it is like here is the physical proof

582

: 00:28:00

of Everything you've worked for and

said that you're going to do like you

583

: 00:28:03

are doing it And I know I talk a lot

about being delusional and manifesting

584

: 00:28:08

your dreams It And that was a moment

for me where I really did that, you

585

: 00:28:12

know, like I really, truly did that.

586

: 00:28:15

I had to keep reminding myself that

I belong here and that the future

587

: 00:28:19

just is going to get bigger and

brighter and that I'm ready for it.

588

: 00:28:22

And that any room that my name is brought

up in any room that I walk into, I am

589

: 00:28:28

there for a reason because I belong there.

590

: 00:28:30

Even if I don't think I should be

there, I am supposed to be there.

591

: 00:28:35

There is a reason why.

592

: 00:28:37

And I know that the reason why I was

there, In Barcelona was not only to

593

: 00:28:43

meet all the amazing people that I

met, and to finally meet Alexandra

594

: 00:28:47

in person because I've been dying

to meet her in person, but also to

595

: 00:28:51

prove to myself that I really am doing

everything that I said I was going to do.

596

: 00:28:56

And more, and that the world better

watch out for me because I'm not

597

: 00:29:00

going to stop, and I'm really

excited and I'm really happy that

598

: 00:29:03

I get to share that with you guys.

599

: 00:29:05

Let's talk about number four, okay?

600

: 00:29:07

if you have a chance to party

with the Dutch army, do it.

601

: 00:29:11

Let me tell you when we bought

our tickets back in January We did

602

: 00:29:16

not know that we bought tickets

in the Max Verstappen grandstand.

603

: 00:29:20

Us three are Logan Sargent and Charles

Leclerc and Lando Norris, fangirls, okay?

604

: 00:29:26

Us in the Max Verstappen section wouldn't

have been our first choice, but oh my

605

: 00:29:30

god, you guys, I didn't know how much

I needed to experience that in my life.

606

: 00:29:35

The DJ was amazing that dj should have

been there when all of us were looking

607

: 00:29:41

to go somewhere on tuesday night Because

he knew what was up and the dutch know

608

: 00:29:46

how to throw a good party like we were

partying for an hour before qualifying

609

: 00:29:51

and then we were partying an hour

before the actual race on sunday Like

610

: 00:29:56

oh my god, and they were so inviting

and We were the very front row right

611

: 00:30:00

in front of the dj And on Saturday, not

everyone was rowdy, and that's okay.

612

: 00:30:05

But there was something in Danny, Noelle,

and I that made us be like, You know what?

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: 00:30:10

Let's be the loud, obnoxious Americans.

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: 00:30:13

Because after and during every song, not

only were we singing and dancing in our

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: 00:30:19

seats, but we would be cheering on the DJ.

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: 00:30:22

And yep, they definitely could

tell we were Americans.

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: 00:30:25

They definitely were enjoying it.

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: 00:30:27

I know the DJ was loving us

because we were really, we

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: 00:30:30

were really helping him out.

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: 00:30:32

Like we really did him, we did him

a solid by cheering him on, but we

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: 00:30:36

provided entertainment for everyone.

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: 00:30:38

We were blessing everyone with

our amazing, amazing dance

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: 00:30:42

moves and obnoxious singing.

624

: 00:30:45

At one point he literally was like

all the women in motor sports,

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: 00:30:48

like all the women fans, like,

please stand up, please stand up.

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: 00:30:51

And then he points directly at

us and he goes, please stand up.

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: 00:30:55

I'm not gonna deny the DJ of that.

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: 00:30:57

So I stood up and did the macare.

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: 00:31:00

You guys, I know for a fact that dani

and I are definitely, definitely on Red

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: 00:31:07

Bull's and F1's social media channels.

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: 00:31:11

And if they're not on there yet, they

will be on there soon because there are

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: 00:31:14

multiple cameras pointed directly at us.

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: 00:31:18

And in our faces, specifically

during the Max Verstappen song.

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: 00:31:22

Let me tell you, Danny and I, I'm

a walking billboard again for Lando

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: 00:31:26

Norris, so I'm in Lando Norris gear.

636

: 00:31:29

Danny's a walking billboard

for Charles Leclerc.

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: 00:31:33

It's Charles Leclerc and Ferrari here,

and we're over here screaming, singing.

638

: 00:31:38

Do do do, Max Verstappen, do do do.

639

: 00:31:42

Like, literally, F1 media, right there,

right in our faces, while we were,

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: 00:31:47

while we were doing that, dressed in

Lando and Charles Leclerc gear if

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: 00:31:52

we're not on any type of promo, I

don't know what's wrong with the world,

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: 00:31:57

because we honestly were delivering

free entertainment for everyone.

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: 00:32:01

But yeah, if you have a chance to party

with the Dutch Army, please do it.

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: 00:32:03

It needs to be on your

bucket list like pronto.

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: 00:32:05

The next one, you guys, okay?

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: 00:32:07

Podium runs will kill you.

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: 00:32:09

Don't do them.

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: 00:32:11

Don't ever do a podium run.

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: 00:32:14

You will die.

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: 00:32:17

Or fall into a tire, like I did.

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: 00:32:19

Our little group were

ready for this podium run.

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: 00:32:21

We got to the gate.

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: 00:32:23

We executed our plan perfectly.

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: 00:32:25

Kimi is prepping me saying,

listen, Amanda, you need to run.

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: 00:32:29

You may get trampled, you need to

prepare, stand your ground, and run.

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: 00:32:33

Like, you've never run

before in your life.

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: 00:32:36

And I said, okay, bet,

like, how bad could it be?

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: 00:32:39

And I was nervous, okay?

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: 00:32:41

Like, I was.

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: 00:32:42

I was like I'm not a runner.

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: 00:32:43

But you know what?

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: 00:32:44

I will run for Lando Norris.

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: 00:32:46

Because Lando was going

to be on the podium.

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: 00:32:49

I was like, okay, great.

665

: 00:32:49

Like, I'm, I'll be fine.

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: 00:32:50

No.

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: 00:32:51

I was not fine.

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: 00:32:52

My body was fully facing

front to the gate.

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: 00:32:57

All of a sudden, they open the

gate, my body gets turned around,

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: 00:33:01

360, , I'm pushed against the fence.

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: 00:33:04

My hand is grabbing the fence.

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: 00:33:06

My nail is low key getting stuck.

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: 00:33:09

One of my legs is slipping down

the step on the gravel almost.

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: 00:33:14

I'm about to do a split and then I'm like,

oh my god I'm gonna get trampled because

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: 00:33:18

I also lost my balance at that point.

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: 00:33:20

Kimmy By the grace of

God again, saves me.

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: 00:33:23

I don't know how she did this.

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: 00:33:24

She turns me around, and all I hear

after that is, Run, Amanda,, don't run!

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: 00:33:31

And she's running.

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: 00:33:32

I don't know where Jordan went.

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: 00:33:35

Don't know where Cynthia went.

682

: 00:33:36

All I see is Kimmy running

and her telling me run.

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: 00:33:40

So I'm running, right?

684

: 00:33:42

I'm running like I'm

about to get Olympic gold.

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: 00:33:44

Somehow I get next to Kimmy.

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: 00:33:46

We'll never, ever do that again.

687

: 00:33:49

The podium is finished.

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: 00:33:50

We're like, okay, let's

try to get out, right?

689

: 00:33:53

Because there's one exit

to get out of Crown Inn.

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: 00:33:56

. We will never make it out

because we're also trying to meet

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: 00:33:58

the drivers, right, you guys?

692

: 00:34:00

Cynthia and Kimmy were like,

let's jump the tire wall.

693

: 00:34:06

Again, I'm 4'11 and wearing the

shortest shorts known to man.

694

: 00:34:10

And I said, one, I can't reach it.

695

: 00:34:14

And two, I'm not wearing

appropriate clothing.

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: 00:34:17

Cynthia goes, okay, let me

tie my sweatshirt around you.

697

: 00:34:20

That solves one of the problems.

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: 00:34:22

And then put your foot in it.

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: 00:34:24

In my hand, I used to be a cheerleader

and I'll just like push you up.

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: 00:34:28

I said, okay Dumb.

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: 00:34:31

I'm so dumb.

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: 00:34:33

Cynthia hoists me up half of my

body Is on the flat part of the

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: 00:34:37

tire the other half of my body.

704

: 00:34:40

Guess what guys is in the hole of the

tire so half of my body is inside the

705

: 00:34:45

tire Kimmy is already on the other

side and she turns around she goes, if

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: 00:34:49

your full body was in it, I would have

helped you after I'd taken a picture.

707

: 00:34:53

And I said, thank you so much, Kimmy.

708

: 00:34:55

Get the rest of my body outside

of that tire, crawl to the end.

709

: 00:35:00

And I was like, Kimmy, I can't get down.

710

: 00:35:03

Like this is too tall for me.

711

: 00:35:05

She picks me up like a child

and places me on the floor.

712

: 00:35:10

I said never again, never

again will I do a podium run.

713

: 00:35:15

I've experienced it once and

I will never ever do it again.

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: 00:35:20

My last lesson, you guys.

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: 00:35:23

Everything happens at the

right time at the right moment.

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: 00:35:26

Just because it hasn't happened

yet doesn't mean it won't.

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: 00:35:29

It just means it's not

the right time right now.

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: 00:35:32

This solely relates to the saga

of me only seeing Lando for 0.

719

: 00:35:36

2 seconds.

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: 00:35:37

As we all know, I love Lando Norris.

721

: 00:35:39

He's my favorite driver.

722

: 00:35:42

I don't think that's a surprise

to anyone on this planet.

723

: 00:35:45

I am, again, a a walking

billboard for him.

724

: 00:35:48

And I have no regrets in that.

725

: 00:35:49

I truly, truly do not.

726

: 00:35:51

Does it sting just a little?

727

: 00:35:53

Just a little.

728

: 00:35:54

That every time there was a chance

of me either seeing or meeting Lando,

729

: 00:35:59

it just didn't happen, of course.

730

: 00:36:01

of course that's a little

like, man, , it sucks.

731

: 00:36:04

It does, but I take it as it is

not the right time for me to lay

732

: 00:36:09

eyes on Lando for more than 0.

733

: 00:36:11

2 seconds, or to meet him.

734

: 00:36:13

It's going to happen when it is the

right time, when it's supposed to happen,

735

: 00:36:16

at the perfect moment in my story.

736

: 00:36:19

And when it does happen, lord help us all.

737

: 00:36:22

I will not shut up about it.

738

: 00:36:25

I will talk about it.

739

: 00:36:27

Every day, until the day I die, basically.

740

: 00:36:29

I know I will.

741

: 00:36:30

I know I will.

742

: 00:36:31

I will be insufferable.

743

: 00:36:32

Those are my lessons from

the Spanish Grand Prix.

744

: 00:36:35

Alright Radiant Icons, that is

your Tea Time Sesh for today.

745

: 00:36:38

I know it was a little bit of everywhere,

I know it was chaotic, I know it was

746

: 00:36:41

unhinged, but you know what, that was

my trip to the Spanish Grand Prix.

747

: 00:36:45

It was a little bit of

everything and more.

748

: 00:36:47

And I spilled all that tonight.

749

: 00:36:49

And I'm very proud to say that I lived

to tell the tale, because on Thursday

750

: 00:36:53

I definitely Definitely didn't think I

would be here doing this podcast episode.

751

: 00:36:57

I was very scared, you guys.

752

: 00:36:58

I was very, very scared and terrified.

753

: 00:37:01

But you know what?

754

: 00:37:01

We're here.

755

: 00:37:02

We are here, and there are angels,

and my faith in humanity is restored.

756

: 00:37:06

My trip to the Spanish Grand Prix

was a once in a lifetime trip that

757

: 00:37:10

I genuinely will never forget.

758

: 00:37:13

I think it is so cool to say, or even

to have the privilege to say, I was able

759

: 00:37:18

to travel to Spain, and I was able to,

on top of going to another country and

760

: 00:37:22

experiencing a different culture and

a different environment and different

761

: 00:37:25

foods, but to go to the Spanish Grand

Prix, a sporting event that I have

762

: 00:37:31

created such a community around, like

the F1 community, and a sport that I talk

763

: 00:37:35

about a lot, that I love so much, and

being able to have these pockets of just

764

: 00:37:41

amazing experiences, like meeting Logan

Sargent, meeting bestie James, talking

765

: 00:37:46

to Lia Block, seeing Lando Norris for 0.

766

: 00:37:49

2 seconds, and having a positive

mindset on that whole Lando situation

767

: 00:37:54

because Amanda a year ago, Amanda

two years ago, would have never met

768

: 00:37:59

automatically been like, you know what?

769

: 00:38:02

It's okay that I didn't meet my

favorite driver and that I didn't see

770

: 00:38:05

him for longer than I did I would have

never said that two years ago a year

771

: 00:38:11

ago Like I never would have had that

positive mindset of being like it's

772

: 00:38:14

not the right time right now And it

will happen when it's meant to happen.

773

: 00:38:17

I would have never said that and

just to see the growth of who I've

774

: 00:38:22

come into, like this beautiful,

strong, iconic version of myself.

775

: 00:38:27

And to see it further develop in

life in different situations and

776

: 00:38:31

scenarios is really, really cool.

777

: 00:38:33

I hope that what you can take

from this very chaotic and

778

: 00:38:37

unhinged episode Is the lessons.

779

: 00:38:40

these lessons are universal.

780

: 00:38:41

They don't just apply to my trip to the

Spanish Grand Prix, but being kind and

781

: 00:38:46

staying true to you and you belong in

these rooms, even if you don't think

782

: 00:38:50

you do, or it's not the right time

right now, but when it is, it will be

783

: 00:38:54

the right time at the right moment.

784

: 00:38:55

And it will perfectly align for you.

785

: 00:38:57

These universal lessons that I was able

to apply to specific scenarios on my trip.

786

: 00:39:02

I just hope you guys are able to

take these lessons and apply them to

787

: 00:39:06

scenarios in your life or situations

that have happened and are able

788

: 00:39:11

to reflect and take a step back

and be like, Oh, you know what?

789

: 00:39:15

Yes.

790

: 00:39:15

Like that's how I want to look at it.

791

: 00:39:17

That's how I should look

at it from here on out.

792

: 00:39:20

I hope that sharing what I've learned

and the stories of everything that

793

: 00:39:24

has happened that you guys are able

to take pockets of it and apply it

794

: 00:39:28

to your own life and continue to dare

to be iconic in your own unique way

795

: 00:39:33

because we are daring to be ourselves.

796

: 00:39:35

Okay, I'm done.

797

: 00:39:37

I will see you guys next week where I

answer all your questions about my trip

798

: 00:39:40

to Spain and any Spanish Grand Prix tea

that I did not spill in this episode.

799

: 00:39:46

Because I know there are probably

stories that I didn't tell.

800

: 00:39:49

I'll see you guys next week.

801

: 00:39:51

Remember, radiant icons dare to be iconic.

802

: 00:39:54

Bye!