Episode 26

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23rd Apr 2025

Fangirl Confessions: Spanish Grand Prix Edition (Re-Run)

EPISODE RERUN

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In this chaotic and unhinged episode of "Dare to be Iconic ", Amanda is back from her unforgettable trip to the Spanish Grand Prix! Join her as she spills all the tea on her wild adventures and valuable lessons from her journey. From meeting Logan Sargeant to partying with the Orange Army, this iconic trip is one she’ll never forget. Amanda reflects on the growth she’s experienced and the lessons she's taken away, encouraging you to apply these universal insights to your own life.

Tune in for a thrilling recount of a trip that embodies the spirit of stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing life’s adventures.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Welcome to Dare to be Iconic

01:53 Meeting Logan Sargeant

14:34 Stranded in Barcelona

25:28 Sunsets & Cocktails

29:05 NEW Bucket List Item Unlocked

32:05 Podium Runs

35:20 Everything truly happens for a reason

38:17 Conclusion & Future Updates

Transcript
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Okay.

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What's up, radiant icons and welcome

back to Dare to Be Iconic, the podcast

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made for icons, daring to be themselves.

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I'm your host, Amanda Pelli, and

for today's Tea Time Sesh, we are

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rewinding it all the way back to the.

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Spanish Grand Prix.

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That's right.

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Today's Tea Time Sesh is an episode

rerun of Fangirl Confessions:

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Spanish Grand Prix edition.

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In order to prep, in order to celebrate

the Miami Grand Prix that is almost

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here, I cannot wait for Lando Bash.

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I cannot wait for Miami and I cannot

wait to meet Most of you guys like

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this is gonna be the most exciting,

most iconic time of our lives.

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But before we get into that episode

rerun, where I spill all the tea

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about my trip to the Spanish Grand

Prix, make sure to connect with me

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on socials on Instagram and TikTok.

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It's @amandapaolicelli_

and @daretobeiconic_.

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And if you are on LinkedIn, you

already know what I'm gonna say.

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It's Amanda Paolicelli on there.

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All of my socials will be linked in the

show notes below, but honestly, you guys.

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You want to make sure to connect

with me on socials because I will

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be, I'll be all up on socials.

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I'll be updating you guys live updates

minute by minute, moment by moment, and

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I have some very iconic surprises up

my sleeve that I cannot wait to share.

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So in the meantime, as I prep

for the Miami Grand Prix,

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please enjoy this tea time sesh.

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This episode rerun of Fangirl

Confessions: Spanish Grand Prix edition.

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Are you ready?

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Ready in icons because your

tea time sesh is starting now.

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Amanda Paolicelli: Now.

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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 You

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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, I

met the only American driver

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on the grid, Logan Sargent.

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Yeah, and then I met all

the Williams drivers.

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I met Leah, I met Franco, I

met Zach, I met Luke, like

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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.

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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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So, let's get into it.

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The first one.

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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

in 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

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kindness and the genuineness that

we were putting out when we were

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interacting with the Williams team.

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So, let me get into

how I met Logan Sargent.

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I obviously had been traveling with Danny.

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You guys know, Danny, she's been

on the dare to be iconic 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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I met Kimmy and Jordan.

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They met us at our hotel Tuesday

night for dinner, and then we

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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 williams

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fan zone tomorrow Like let's meet up

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So we got there early in the morning

kimmy and jordan got there before us And

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they were at the front because there was

going to be a q a with the f2 f3 and f1

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academy driver leah block if you guys

don't know f1 academy leah is the williams

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driver So amazing, and I love her.

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But anyway, they were standing at

the front for the Q& A while Dani and

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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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Kimmy 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, but, Kimmy knew the person

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who conducts the interviews for the

drivers at the Wellness Fanzone.

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And I guess somehow, he was like, bestie.

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Like, I, 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

Kimmy, Kimmy I know you're

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listening to this right now.

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She's gonna hold you to what you say.

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So James comes up from the steps

and Kimmy's like, hey bestie!

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James whips around and he's

like who just called me bestie

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like Uh, like what is going on?

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So Kimmy's over there like waving and

everything and he comes over to us and

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

Oh, like from Miami, like this and that,

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he told me I can call you bestie, blah,

blah, blah, blah, we basically tell him

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Oh yeah, we're like four American girls

who 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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Hmm, okay, interesting.

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I'm 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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Um, so anyway.

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Um, he's like, so I 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, we're waiting in

line, the Williams people are like talking

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to us, everything, 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

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in and we're like, hey Zach, like

take a picture with us, take a picture

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with us, whatever, blah blah blah.

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So he takes a picture with us.

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Oh my god, stunning, by the

way, 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.

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We just were like, we're here for

the Q and a, we hope, you know, our

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questions get asked or whatever.

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And so James comes back up and we're like,

Oh, like bestie, look at our questions.

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Are these approved?

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Like, like just chatting, being ourselves,

talking with him, which then, you know,

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We ended up talking to everyone on the

staff, like they basically knew who we

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were and then the Q& A happened, and

the one great thing is that James was

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really, and the Williams team, I do have

to say it wasn't just James, James and

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the Williams team were really looking out

for us, like they were really making sure

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that we were taken care of, and that our

questions were answered, Because Kimmy

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and I were able to ask our questions.

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I asked one to Leah Block, um, which

you guys can find on my Instagram.

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And then Kimmy asked one, I

think it was to Franco and Zach.

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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 note

card, 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.

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We were joking with the

staff, so on and so forth.

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And they just made sure we

were taken care of and that we

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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.

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We met Luke.

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Now I'm gonna be honest.

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I didn't know who Luke was before

this, um, 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, 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 Surgeon.

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We wanted to go to the

Q& A later that evening.

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So then, at this point, Danny and I

had done the reaction time, and Kimmy

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had interviewed James for her vlog and

James had said something about like,

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oh, are you guys going to 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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of course we are.

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And 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 like,

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that's like low key, kind of strange.

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Like you said that, right?

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Like, The vibe was, that

was interesting, right?

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But like, whatever, we're like,

okay, like, let's go and stand at

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our spot, like, let's dominate our

area, so we're ready for Logan,

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and we're just gonna stay there.

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And 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.

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And kind of like distracts us from

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, like X, Y, and Z.

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And we're like, Oh, like we

didn't even know, like it

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was announced yet on the app.

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But okay, 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.

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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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Especially with what Kimmy

had told us about what James

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had said, or like hinted at.

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I was like, there is no way.

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That we are not, like, meeting Logan of

some sorts, or even if he's just, like,

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signing something for us, you know?

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Like, something is happening,

like, there's just no way, right?

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Like, everything was perfectly aligning.

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And so we go over to the merch area,

and 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

were like, I, I really truly

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thought all of us were gonna cry.

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And I thought Ed was gonna

be like, what is going on?

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But like, we all got so emotional

and like giddy and we were

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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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Like, blah, blah, blah.

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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 the nicest thing ever,

and just like such a unbelievably

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like sweet moment of wow, like

kindness really does go a long way.

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I am such a firm believer that James

definitely had a part in us meeting Logan.

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Like I just think, there's no way,

like James didn't hint that at Kimmy.

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And him to be like, to not help us out

in that, you know, like, and that's

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why I say like kindness goes such a

long way and and staying true to who

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you are because the whole time we were

interacting with James and we were

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interacting with the Williams team.

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The Williams team, 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 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

that you could spend the whole day there.

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And 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 because the

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williams team Created such a nurturing

Environment for us to be in and to like

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just have a good time and that's so rare

and it was so special but Going back to

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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, um, 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, and let

me tell you, when I said, Mom, I'm

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meeting Logan, the first thing she

told me to tell him, please tell

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him that I think he's adorable.

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I shit you not, you guys.

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Logan comes out for the Q and A, and

we're still going to try to ask a

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question or two because you know, our

bestie James asked us to ask a question.

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So we're going to look out for him.

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So I raise my hand and

this one's really funny.

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Now, you guys don't know how tall I am.

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And we very, very, very

short girl and 4'11 Okay.

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Um, the people in front of me.

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Tall.

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? Like, they, they were very, very tall.

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And I'm a very, very small girl.

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And Logan and James

definitely could not see me.

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Um, 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.

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And all I feel are two arms.

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Around my waist lifting me up and in that

moment I was like, oh Kimmy's lifting me

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up So Logan and James could see me and

when she did that I have the video you

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guys I have to share it because it is The

funniest thing ever because you can tell

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Logan and James are trying not to laugh

You see his darkness to light because then

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this felt like I could find me because

Kimmy picked me up and then When I was

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done asking my question, she just plopped

me 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, I just did it.

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I was like, what an icon.

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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 I was the third

one in our group to meet logan and kimmy

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was the first one It was kimmy jordan

myself and then danny and kimmy went

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first and from my question I had said as

a fellow floridian whatever He knew I was

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from Florida, but I guess Kimmy had said

something when she was interacting with

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him, that we're all from America, and

he goes, he like, puts his head up and

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he 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 like saying where we're from

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and I could physically see Logan like

trying not to laugh at us because it

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was just it was honestly kind of funny.

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I low key think I blocked out because

all I remember being was like, Hi

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Logan, like it is so nice to meet you.

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So sorry about the question because I

asked him about the Florida Panthers

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if they were gonna win the Stanley

Cup and He was like, oh you're getting

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me nervous like this and that because

you know, we don't want to jinx it.

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here.

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But I was like, I have to ask it because

my dad, like 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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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

like, am I having a good trip so far?

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How was my plane?

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Like, are you excited for the weekend?

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Like these questions.

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I was like, oh my, I was like,

I didn't know what to say.

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But I answered him because

Dani told me I said words.

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And if Dani 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, and

then the last thing I said before

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I like ran off was, we're rooting

for you, Logan, like we love you.

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And he was like, oh my, thank

you so much, like thank you.

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And like 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 like 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, you know, meet as many people as we

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did that day and experience as many things

as we did that day was because of how

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kind we were to the Williams team and to

James and it was because we just wanted

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to talk and like get to know them and it

truly like just shows you that kindness

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and being nice and just staying true to

who you are can go such a long way and

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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, Dani 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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And that's because Friday through

Sunday, we had gotten these bus

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tickets that basically take you to

and from the track from Barcelona,

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so right where we were staying, like

our hotel to the circuit and back.

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And we're like, okay, great.

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The only day it doesn't cover is Thursday,

because that's like a special event.

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So we just need to figure our Like,

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, we'll

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probably take a taxi and Uber back, right?

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No problem.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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We were wrong.

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We were so wrong.

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Oh.

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My.

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God.

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You guys, we literally got stranded.

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So we're leaving the circuit.

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We are hungry because we

didn't eat a meal beforehand.

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That was very dumb on our parts.

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I do admit we should have ate

beforehand, but we didn't.

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So we were hungry, we were dizzy, we

were a little disoriented, like, we

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were like, And we're like, oh, like,

at least we'll be able to grab a taxi,

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no, no, none of the taxis were picking

up at the hotel behind the circuit,

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

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I met up with some friends that I, 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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Like, that's fine.

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Like, that's perfect.

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Like, at least we're in a group and

these people know where they're going.

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Right.

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The bus never comes.

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And the group that we were with

was like, Oh, like we're going to

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eat at this restaurant and then

maybe we'll go like take an Uber.

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Danny and I already had plans

to meet our other friend, Noel.

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For dinner in the city.

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So we're like, you know

what like it's fine.

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Like we are going to just walk to the

train station It's a 30 minute walk.

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In spain you have to walk everywhere.

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It's like new york city So that's

literally nothing and then like maybe

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by the time we walk far away from the

circuit like there will be A taxi or

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

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Like, that's what we thought.

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That was wishful thinking on our part.

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We're walking to the train station.

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And then we're, like, far enough.

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We're, like, oh, like, let's

call, like, a taxi or an Uber.

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Like, okay, like, we'll connect

you in, like, five minutes.

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So we're sitting there.

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We're, like, texting Noelle.

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Like, yeah, we'll be there soon.

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Like, the Uber's gonna pick us up.

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The Uber then cancels on us.

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Can't connect you with

any drivers in the area.

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Okay, great.

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We try to do it again.

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No drivers in the area.

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

have to take this train that we

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don't know how to read the map.

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We'll figure it out.

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Like, we, we will figure it out.

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Like, we're smart.

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Danny and I together at least have

one, brain cell individually, and

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then together we make one actual brain

that can produce an actual thought.

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Hmm, well, that didn't happen that day,

because we go to the train station, the

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lady helps us find the ticket, doesn't say

anything to us, just like Barcelona, types

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it in the machine, we get two tickets.

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We go down to the platform, we

look at the map, and I swear to

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God, you guys, I looked at it and

I said, hmm, my mom was right.

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And if you guys don't know this, my

mom usually is right about everything.

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And she had told me before I left that the

train in Barcelona is so confusing and I

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thought she meant the high speed train.

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I was like, that's not confusing.

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It was so easy getting

from Madrid to Barcelona.

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No, no, no, no, no.

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My mother met the Metro.

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Yeah, that thing that we

couldn't read the map for.

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That's exactly what my

mom was talking about.

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And in that moment.

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I was screwed, and I knew my mother

was right, and I was like, Oh shit,

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well I hope Danny can understand this.

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She didn't.

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We could not put our one individual

brain cell that we each carry

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to have one coherent thought.

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So I was like, okay, well,

we're gonna have to ask someone.

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So I was like, okay, let me ask

this guy that keeps staring at me.

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I go up to him.

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I'm like, do you speak English?

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No, you speak Spanish.

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And for you guys, I don't know.

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I'm half Cuban.

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I know one sentence that

always ends up helping me out.

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It's Okay, basically I said I don't

speak much spanish, but I understand

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it and my mom is cuban and usually

That helps me out because I truly can't

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understand the majority of You know,

what people are telling me in Spanish,

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and then I can piece it together.

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Nope, I did not understand

anything this guy told me.

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I thought he said there were

no more trains in Barcelona,

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and I was about to sob.

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I went to Danny and I

said, we are screwed.

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We need to keep walking on this

platform to find someone else, because

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I think that guy just told me there's

no more trains going into Barcelona.

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So we're walking down the platform, I'm

trying not to sob, I was very close you

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

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I said, you know what?

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Let me ask him.

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Let, let's just, let's just try, right?

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Danny and I are dressed up in

full, like, I'm a walking billboard

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for Lando Norris, she's a walking

billboard for Charlotte Clare, like,

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it's fine, like, at least this guy

knows we're all here for Formula 1.

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I go up to the guy, I think he

could sense that I was about to

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sob because I was like, do you

speak English, Spanish, help me?

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Um, and he goes, I speak

English, I speak English.

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So then he helped me and

basically told Danny and I that

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we need to go to Barcelona.

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It's going to say it on the top.

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Um, and now we just need to look

at these signs and then within

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it, like within the train.

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There'll be like little things that say,

Hey, like, this is the stop in Barcelona,

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but there's multiple stops in Barcelona.

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So we have to know which

ones we need to go to.

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And I guess the only words Danny and

I could say were Sagrada Familia.

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Newsflash.

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That's not a stop, but anyway.

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So the guy sees that we

are like a mess, right?

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And he goes, no, like, come,

like, come like, sit with me.

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He moves his stuff.

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And he's telling us how he's from North

Spain and he takes this train all the

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time and it's okay, like, this and this.

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And he goes, I'll make sure you

guys get on the right train.

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We're like, okay, like, thank

you so much, blah, blah, blah.

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The train comes and he

goes, this is your train.

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And I thought he was just going to

be like, okay, this is your train.

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:

And then you'll look at what stopped.

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:

No, no, no, no.

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He went on the train with us and sat

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

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There are angels, everyone,

because that guy, what a blessing.

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Cause Oh, like, Oh my God, thank you.

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God, that someone was looking out

for us multiple people, I should say.

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:

Cause there's multiple

people in this story.

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:

But like that first angel, like

he, he saved us because he didn't

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:

have to go on that train with us.

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:

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

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:

He didn't even, he like

missed his train, you guys.

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:

To go with us to sit with us on this train

and make sure that we were okay and got

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there safely to Whatever station we needed

to go to like that an angel an angel.

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:

. So anyway, we're on the train,

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

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Okay, so what stop in Barcelona?

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:

And all Dani and I can say is

Sagrada Familia, Sagrada Familia.

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:

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

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You, what's the stop for Sagrada Familia?

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:

Like, what's the station?

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And we're like, You'll know say oh

my god, so he tries to look it up.

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There's no service So then he asked

everyone else in the train and he

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basically points at us and says these

two girls here go to Sagrada Familia What

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what what stop do they get off on and

so everyone's conversing and I'm just

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looking at Demi being like Lord help me

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:

They finally, everyone on the train

comes to the consensus that we need

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to get off on the next stop and

get the connecting train to L2,

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:

the purple line, and go down, okay?

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:

It's very important that we

remember, he told us to go

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:

down, we did the hand motion.

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And so he's telling us all this, and

everything, and he goes, you'll be okay,

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like it's okay, you go down the stairs

and you'll take the L2, the purple train.

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Perfect!

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:

We got that, right?

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We get off, we thank him.

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I see this guy from the train

that was in the conversation

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about the Sagrada Familia stop.

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And he's like staring at us.

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:

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

staring because my shorts are so

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short because Danny and I are trying

to find these stairs that go down

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and there's only stairs that go up.

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So I was like, okay, like whatever.

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Like I didn't think anything of it.

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:

And I was like, okay, we can't find

stairs that go down, like, let's

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go on these stairs that go up,

and like, see if there's a sign.

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:

So we go on the stairs up, and there's

like, you can turn left or turn right.

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:

We go left, right?

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:

We're reading the sign, and

all of a sudden we turn around,

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:

and there's a security guard.

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:

And the security guard

goes, Sagrada Familia!

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:

And all Dani and I did was shake

our head, up and down, yes, we said.

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We followed him.

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We followed the security guard.

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The security guard then

goes to the turnstables.

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Turnstiles goes to the turnstiles and

I see the guy who was on the train in

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that conversation about SF stop the

one that was staring at me, everything.

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And I thought, oh, he's just

staring because of my shorts.

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:

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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:

He was staring because he was

looking out for us being like,

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:

where are these two dumb American

girls and Formula One merch going?

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:

So he told the security guard

to look out for two girls.

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:

In Formula One, where it's just a

training with the Sagrada Familia.

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:

So then, basically, their

conversation, he's like, Is this them?

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:

Yes, it is.

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I'll take them to their station.

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:

These two men were looking out

for us also, and I was like, Oh

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:

my God, like, they're actually

our good men in the world.

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:

Because if we were in America,

no, no, absolutely not.

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:

We would have not, we would not

be here to tell the tale, okay?

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:

So, anyway.

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:

The security guard, like,

overrides us going through.

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:

He walks us all the way to where we

have to go to the Nether Turnstile.

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:

And we, like, put our tickets in.

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:

They don't work.

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:

We have to buy another one.

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:

So the guy waits with us

while we buy another ticket.

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We go through, put our

tickets in, they work.

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:

And he literally walks us

to our platform, you guys.

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:

I was like an angel, like, angel,

like, thank you so much, and

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:

he goes, this is your train.

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:

There are two stops before yours

and then you're at the Sagrada

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:

Familia and we said thank you.

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:

We get on the train.

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:

I have never, this is the part.

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:

I have felt pretty safe throughout

my entire trip to Spain until I

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:

got into that metro specifically.

541

:

And I was like, oh wow.

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:

Yep, nope, I'm so glad

there are only two stops.

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:

I'm going to hold my breath and

hold my phone with so much strength

544

:

that someone's gonna have to

physically rip it out of my hands.

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:

And so we're like looking at each

other, pressed up against each other,

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:

and we're about to get to our stop

and this guy like falls into Danny.

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:

And all I remember my dad telling

me is that people will create

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:

distractions to pit pocket you.

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:

And I was like, Oh my God, we're

getting, we're getting pit pocketed.

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:

Like this is the distraction.

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:

But the good thing about how Danny and

I were standing is that she could see

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:

behind me and I could see behind her.

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:

And we had a good view at like the sides.

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:

We were not getting pickpocketed.

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:

I guess the guy just

like fell or whatever.

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:

But like at that moment I was like,

of course this would happen to us.

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:

Of course this would happen to

us on this particular night.

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:

We would get pickpocketed, but we didn't.

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:

We didn't, everyone, we

have never the doors open.

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:

We never looked faster

train station in our lives.

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:

It was beautiful.

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:

When we saw the Ciara Familia at the top

of the steps, we said, thank you, God.

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:

We said thank you, God.

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:

Where can I put my donation?

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:

Because you literally saved our asses.

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:

Because that, that was

very scary, you guys, okay?

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:

Um, so, there are still good people in

the world that truly care about others.

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:

Those three angels, the first guy

in Formula One merch, the security

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:

guard, and the guy who walked

us to our platform, if you are

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:

listening to my podcast, Thank you.

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:

Thank you for being good people

in this world, because my faith

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:

in humanity is restored, because

you guys, that was so scary.

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:

My third lesson for you guys is

you belong in rooms for a reason.

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:

Your name is brought in conversation

because you are meant to be there.

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:

Even if it's not the path or way

you thought it would be it ends

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:

up the way it's supposed to.

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:

Your work and what you do is

special and it's getting recognized.

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:

So enjoy it.

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:

You belong here.

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:

One of the coolest parts of my

trip was I was invited to Sunset

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:

Sessions for Off to the Races.

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:

Alexandra, she is the founder of

Off to the Races, and she has,

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:

like, group trips to grand prix's

certain grand prix's and she has an

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:

itinerary set out and everything.

585

:

She's basically like your like little like

travel guru for it, and plans everything

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:

to the t like to meals to transportation

To like fun activities like she does it

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:

all and she's like literally amazing.

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:

And so for the spanish grand prix trip

she had a sunset session, which was at the

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:

rooftop of this really, really nice hotel

where you were overlooking Barcelona.

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:

I don't, it wasn't the skyline.

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:

I think it was like the beach line.

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:

And not only were people that, you

know, obviously were a part of her

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:

Spanish Grand Prix trip were there, but

also she invited F1 content creators.

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:

And I was one of the content

creators that was invited to it.

595

:

And it was my first ever F1 content

creator event I've been invited

596

:

to personally and it was one of

the coolest and nicest things I've

597

:

ever been invited to in my life.

598

:

I remember walking out of the elevator

with Jordan being like, oh my God and

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:

like looking around at like everyone

who was invited and You guys, when I

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:

tell you some of the biggest names in

F1 TikTok were there, I was literally,

601

:

like, on the inside, I was freaking

out because I was like, how the heck is

602

:

my name associated or in the same type

of vicinity as everyone who is here?

603

:

It was so, so surreal and so, so

cool because I'm literally here

604

:

in an orange little two piece

outfit with my Lando Norris nails.

605

:

Shout out to Katie for race tips for them.

606

:

They are amazing and I will

link it in the show notes below.

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:

But there I am in my little like,

two piece orange outfit with my Lando

608

:

nails, my little Lando necklace being

like, I'm literally just a girl who's

609

:

loves to watch the cars go vroom.

610

:

And she's here on the rooftop overlooking

Barcelona with some of the biggest

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:

names in f1 social media content.

612

:

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

this own little bubble of like my

613

:

content creation for formula one.

614

:

And I don't really think anything of it.

615

:

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

616

:

And I, I do it to like create

conversation and like talk about

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:

the things I want to talk about.

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:

Truly a moment where I really had to take

in everything and I know I talk a lot

619

:

about being delusional and manifesting

your dreams it And that was a moment

620

:

for me where I was like I really did

that, like I really, truly did that.

621

:

I had to keep reminding myself that

I belong here and that the future

622

:

just is going to get bigger and

brighter and that I'm ready for it.

623

:

And that any room that my name is brought

up in, in any room that I walk into, I am

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:

there for a reason because I belong there.

625

:

And even if I don't think I should

be there, I am supposed to be there.

626

:

There is a reason why.

627

:

And I know that the reason why I

was there in Barcelona, Barcelona.

628

:

was not only to meet all the amazing

people that I met and to finally meet

629

:

Alexandra in person, because I've

been dying to meet her, but also to

630

:

prove to myself that I really am doing

everything that I said I was gonna do.

631

:

And that the world better watch out

for me because I'm not going to stop,

632

:

I'm really excited and I'm really happy

that I get to share that with you guys.

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:

Let's talk about number four.

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:

If you have a chance to party

with the Dutch army, do it.

635

:

Let me tell you when we bought our

tickets back in January We did not

636

:

know that we bought tickets in the Max

Verstappen grandstand because we are

637

:

a little Us three are Logan Sargent,

Charlotte Clare, and Lando Norris Um, us

638

:

in the Max Verstappen section wouldn't

have been our first choice, but oh my

639

:

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

I needed to experience that in my life.

640

:

Like, the DJ was amazing.

641

:

That DJ should have been there when all of

us were looking to go somewhere on Tuesday

642

:

night, because that DJ was amazing.

643

:

He knew what was up, and the Dutch

know how to throw a good party.

644

:

You like, we were partying for

an hour before qualifying, and

645

:

then we were partying an hour

before the actual race on Sunday.

646

:

And they were so inviting.

647

:

We were the very front row,

right in front of the DJ.

648

:

And on Saturday, Not everyone

was rowdy, and that's okay.

649

:

But there was something in Danny, Noelle,

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

650

:

Let's be the loud, obnoxious Americans.

651

:

Because after and during every song, not

only were we singing and dancing in our

652

:

seats, but we would be cheering on the DJ.

653

:

And yep, nope, they definitely could

tell we were if we were Americans.

654

:

They definitely were enjoying it.

655

:

I know the DJ was loving us because

we were really helping him out.

656

:

Like, we really did him, we did

him a solid by cheering him on.

657

:

But like, no, like, we provided

entertainment for everyone.

658

:

We were blessing everyone with

our amazing, amazing dance

659

:

moves and obnoxious singing.

660

:

Like that's just what it was.

661

:

And at one point he literally was

like all the women in motor sports,

662

:

like all the women fans, like,

please stand up, please stand up.

663

:

And then he points directly at

us and he goes, please stand up.

664

:

I'm not gonna deny the DJ of that.

665

:

So I stood up and did the macare.

666

:

You guys,

667

:

I know for a fact that Danny and

I are definitely Definitely on Red

668

:

Bull's and F1's social media channels.

669

:

And if they're not on there yet, they

will be on there soon because there

670

:

are multiple cameras pointed directly

at us and in our faces, specifically

671

:

during the Max Verstappen song.

672

:

Danny and I, I'm a walking

billboard again for Lando Norris,

673

:

so I'm in Lando Norris gear.

674

:

Danny's a walking billboard

for Charlotte Clare.

675

:

It's Charlotte Clare and Ferrari here,

and we're over here screaming, singing.

676

:

Do do do, Max Verstappen, do do do.

677

:

literally, we had the F1 camera, F1

media, right there, right in our faces,

678

:

while we were, while we were doing that,

dressed in Lando and Charlotte Glare here.

679

:

If we're not on any type

of promo, I don't know.

680

:

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

because we honestly were delivering

681

:

free entertainment for everyone.

682

:

But yeah, if you chance to party

with the Dutch Army, please do it.

683

:

You won't regret it, okay?

684

:

It needs to be on your

bucket list like pronto.

685

:

The next one you guys, okay?

686

:

Podium runs will kill you.

687

:

Don't do them.

688

:

You will die.

689

:

Or fall into a tire like I did.

690

:

Our little group were

ready for this podium run.

691

:

We got to the gate.

692

:

We executed our plan perfectly.

693

:

Kimmy is prepping me saying,

listen, Amanda, you need to run.

694

:

You may get trampled, you need to

prepare, stand your ground, and run.

695

:

Like, you've never run

before in your life.

696

:

And I said, okay, bet,

like, how bad could it be?

697

:

I'm not a runner.

698

:

But you know what?

699

:

I will run for Lando Norris.

700

:

I was like, okay, great.

701

:

Like, I'm, I'll be fine, right?

702

:

No.

703

:

No, I was not fine.

704

:

Okay.

705

:

My body was fully facing

front to the gate.

706

:

All of a sudden, they open the gate.

707

:

My body gets turned around 360.

708

:

All of a sudden, I'm

pushed against the fence.

709

:

My hand is like grabbing the fence.

710

:

My nail is like low key getting stuck.

711

:

One of my legs is like slipping

down the step on the gravel almost.

712

:

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

oh my god I'm gonna get trampled because

713

:

I also lost my balance at that point.

714

:

Kimmy, by the grace of

God again, saves me.

715

:

I don't know how she did this.

716

:

She turns me around, saves me from

falling over and getting trampled.

717

:

And all I hear after that

is, Jordan, don't run!

718

:

And she's running.

719

:

I don't know where Jordan went.

720

:

Don't know where Cynthia went.

721

:

All I see is Kimmy running

and her telling me run.

722

:

So I'm running, right?

723

:

I'm running like I'm

about to get Olympic gold.

724

:

Okay.

725

:

Oh my god.

726

:

Never again in my life.

727

:

I run.

728

:

Somehow I get next to Kimmy.

729

:

Jordan, no idea where she went

and Cynthia somehow made her way

730

:

to Pressed up against the fence.

731

:

Scary.

732

:

We'll never, ever do that again.

733

:

The podium is finished.

734

:

We're like, okay, let's

try to get out, right?

735

:

Because there's one exit

to get out of Crown Inn.

736

:

Cannot, cannot be us.

737

:

We will never make it out because

we're also trying to meet the

738

:

drivers, right, cynthia and Kimmy

were like, let's jump the tire wall.

739

:

Again, I'm 4'11 and wearing the

shortest shorts known to man.

740

:

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

741

:

And two, I'm not wearing

appropriate clothing.

742

:

And Cynthia goes, okay, well, gimme,

like, let me tie my sweatshirt around you.

743

:

That solves one of the problems.

744

:

And then just gimme, like, put your foot

In my hand, I used to be a cheerleader

745

:

and I'll just like push you up.

746

:

I said, okay Dumb.

747

:

I'm so dumb.

748

:

Cynthia hoists me up half of my body

Is on the flat part of the tire the

749

:

other half of my body Guess what

guys is in the hole of the tire?

750

:

Okay So half of my body is inside the

tire Kimmy is already on the other

751

:

side and she turns around she looks

and She laughs at me and she goes, if

752

:

your full body was in it, I would have

helped you after I'd taken a picture.

753

:

And I said, thank you so much, Kimmy.

754

:

Get the rest of my body outside

of that tire, crawl to the end.

755

:

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

756

:

Like this is too tall for me.

757

:

She picks me up like a child.

758

:

and places me on the floor.

759

:

I said, never again, never again.

760

:

Will I do a podium run?

761

:

I've experienced it once and

I will never ever do it again.

762

:

My last lesson, you guys.

763

:

Everything happens at the

right time at the right moment.

764

:

Just because it hasn't happened

yet doesn't mean it won't.

765

:

It just means it's not the right

time right this solely relates to the

766

:

saga of me only seeing Lando for 0.

767

:

2 seconds.

768

:

As we all know, I love Lando Norris.

769

:

He's my favorite driver.

770

:

I don't think that's a surprise

to anyone on this planet.

771

:

I am, again, a walking advertisement,

a walking billboard for him,

772

:

and I have no regrets in that.

773

:

I truly, truly do not.

774

:

Does it sting just a little, just a

little, that every time There was a chance

775

:

of me either seeing or meeting Lando.

776

:

It just didn't happen, of course.

777

:

Like, of course that's a little

like, man, like, Like, it sucks.

778

:

It does, you know, but I take it

as, it is not the right time for

779

:

me to lay eyes on Lando for more

than 2 seconds or to meet him.

780

:

It's going to happen when it is the

right time, when it's supposed to happen,

781

:

at the perfect moment in my story.

782

:

And when it does happen,

cause it will, it will,

783

:

Lord help us all.

784

:

Because I will not shut up about it.

785

:

I will talk about it.

786

:

Every day, until the day I die, basically.

787

:

I know I will.

788

:

I know I will.

789

:

Um, I will be insufferable.

790

:

Those are my lessons from

the Spanish Grand Prix.

791

:

All right, radiant icons.

792

:

I hope you enjoyed today's tea time sesh.

793

:

If you did, make sure to subscribe,

to leave a rating, A review, to

794

:

tell your friends about us, to tell

everyone and anyone, because you

795

:

know we love more radiant icons

in our iconic community of ours.

796

:

Honestly, you guys, I'm

so excited for Miami.

797

:

I just know that Lando Bash and the

Miami Grand Prix are going to be some

798

:

of the most iconic moments of my life

that I can't wait to share with you all.

799

:

So make sure to connect

with me on socials.

800

:

Make sure to tune in because you

know, all the tea will be spilled

801

:

on the podcast exclusively on here.

802

:

And yeah, I can't wait to spill

the tea with you guys next week.

803

:

Remember radiant icons.

804

:

Dare to be iconic.

805

:

Bye.

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Dare To Be Iconic
Embrace Your Iconic Self
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Welcome to "Dare To Be Iconic," the podcast made for icons daring to be themselves. Hosted by your favorite icon, Amanda Paolicelli, "Dare To Be Iconic" is not just another self-help podcast—it's your weekly tea time session where Amanda spills all the tea on topics like self-confidence, self-improvement, healing, and personal growth.

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