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.
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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
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.
399
:Yeah, that thing that we
couldn't read the map for.
400
:That's exactly what my
mom was talking about.
401
:And in that moment.
402
:I was screwed, and I knew my mother
was right, and I was like, Oh shit,
403
:well I hope Danny can understand this.
404
:She didn't.
405
:We could not put our one individual
brain cell that we each carry
406
:to have one coherent thought.
407
:So I was like, okay, well,
we're gonna have to ask someone.
408
:So I was like, okay, let me ask
this guy that keeps staring at me.
409
:I go up to him.
410
:I'm like, do you speak English?
411
:No, you speak Spanish.
412
:And for you guys, I don't know.
413
:I'm half Cuban.
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:I know one sentence that
always ends up helping me out.
415
:It's Okay, basically I said I don't
speak much spanish, but I understand
416
:it and my mom is cuban and usually
That helps me out because I truly can't
417
:understand the majority of You know,
what people are telling me in Spanish,
418
:and then I can piece it together.
419
:Nope, I did not understand
anything this guy told me.
420
:I thought he said there were
no more trains in Barcelona,
421
:and I was about to sob.
422
:I went to Danny and I
said, we are screwed.
423
:We need to keep walking on this
platform to find someone else, because
424
:I think that guy just told me there's
no more trains going into Barcelona.
425
:So we're walking down the platform, I'm
trying not to sob, I was very close you
426
:guys, and I see a guy in Formula 1 merch.
427
:I said, you know what?
428
:Let me ask him.
429
:Let, let's just, let's just try, right?
430
:Danny and I are dressed up in
full, like, I'm a walking billboard
431
:for Lando Norris, she's a walking
billboard for Charlotte Clare, like,
432
:it's fine, like, at least this guy
knows we're all here for Formula 1.
433
:I go up to the guy, I think he
could sense that I was about to
434
:sob because I was like, do you
speak English, Spanish, help me?
435
:Um, and he goes, I speak
English, I speak English.
436
:So then he helped me and
basically told Danny and I that
437
:we need to go to Barcelona.
438
:It's going to say it on the top.
439
:Um, and now we just need to look
at these signs and then within
440
:it, like within the train.
441
:There'll be like little things that say,
Hey, like, this is the stop in Barcelona,
442
:but there's multiple stops in Barcelona.
443
:So we have to know which
ones we need to go to.
444
:And I guess the only words Danny and
I could say were Sagrada Familia.
445
:Newsflash.
446
:That's not a stop, but anyway.
447
:So the guy sees that we
are like a mess, right?
448
:And he goes, no, like, come,
like, come like, sit with me.
449
:He moves his stuff.
450
:And he's telling us how he's from North
Spain and he takes this train all the
451
:time and it's okay, like, this and this.
452
:And he goes, I'll make sure you
guys get on the right train.
453
:We're like, okay, like, thank
you so much, blah, blah, blah.
454
:The train comes and he
goes, this is your train.
455
:And I thought he was just going to
be like, okay, this is your train.
456
:And then you'll look at what stopped.
457
:No, no, no, no.
458
:He went on the train with us and sat
with us, even though it wasn't his train.
459
:There are angels, everyone,
because that guy, what a blessing.
460
:Cause Oh, like, Oh my God, thank you.
461
:God, that someone was looking out
for us multiple people, I should say.
462
:Cause there's multiple
people in this story.
463
:But like that first angel, like
he, he saved us because he didn't
464
:have to go on that train with us.
465
:He didn't have to sit with us, but he did.
466
:He didn't even, he like
missed his train, you guys.
467
:To go with us to sit with us on this train
and make sure that we were okay and got
468
:there safely to Whatever station we needed
to go to like that an angel an angel.
469
:. So anyway, we're on the train,
he's talking to us, he's like,
470
:Okay, so what stop in Barcelona?
471
:And all Dani and I can say is
Sagrada Familia, Sagrada Familia.
472
:And he's like, that's, that's not a stop.
473
:You, what's the stop for Sagrada Familia?
474
:Like, what's the station?
475
:And we're like, You'll know say oh
my god, so he tries to look it up.
476
:There's no service So then he asked
everyone else in the train and he
477
:basically points at us and says these
two girls here go to Sagrada Familia What
478
:what what stop do they get off on and
so everyone's conversing and I'm just
479
:looking at Demi being like Lord help me
480
:They finally, everyone on the train
comes to the consensus that we need
481
:to get off on the next stop and
get the connecting train to L2,
482
:the purple line, and go down, okay?
483
:It's very important that we
remember, he told us to go
484
:down, we did the hand motion.
485
:And so he's telling us all this, and
everything, and he goes, you'll be okay,
486
:like it's okay, you go down the stairs
and you'll take the L2, the purple train.
487
:Perfect!
488
:We got that, right?
489
:We get off, we thank him.
490
:I see this guy from the train
that was in the conversation
491
:about the Sagrada Familia stop.
492
:And he's like staring at us.
493
:And then I'm like, Oh, maybe he's
staring because my shorts are so
494
:short because Danny and I are trying
to find these stairs that go down
495
:and there's only stairs that go up.
496
:So I was like, okay, like whatever.
497
:Like I didn't think anything of it.
498
:And I was like, okay, we can't find
stairs that go down, like, let's
499
:go on these stairs that go up,
and like, see if there's a sign.
500
:So we go on the stairs up, and there's
like, you can turn left or turn right.
501
:We go left, right?
502
:We're reading the sign, and
all of a sudden we turn around,
503
:and there's a security guard.
504
:And the security guard
goes, Sagrada Familia!
505
:And all Dani and I did was shake
our head, up and down, yes, we said.
506
:We followed him.
507
:We followed the security guard.
508
:The security guard then
goes to the turnstables.
509
:Turnstiles goes to the turnstiles and
I see the guy who was on the train in
510
:that conversation about SF stop the
one that was staring at me, everything.
511
:And I thought, oh, he's just
staring because of my shorts.
512
:No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
513
:He was staring because he was
looking out for us being like,
514
:where are these two dumb American
girls and Formula One merch going?
515
:So he told the security guard
to look out for two girls.
516
:In Formula One, where it's just a
training with the Sagrada Familia.
517
:So then, basically, their
conversation, he's like, Is this them?
518
:Yes, it is.
519
:I'll take them to their station.
520
:These two men were looking out
for us also, and I was like, Oh
521
:my God, like, they're actually
our good men in the world.
522
:Because if we were in America,
no, no, absolutely not.
523
:We would have not, we would not
be here to tell the tale, okay?
524
:So, anyway.
525
:The security guard, like,
overrides us going through.
526
:He walks us all the way to where we
have to go to the Nether Turnstile.
527
:And we, like, put our tickets in.
528
:They don't work.
529
:We have to buy another one.
530
:So the guy waits with us
while we buy another ticket.
531
:We go through, put our
tickets in, they work.
532
:And he literally walks us
to our platform, you guys.
533
:I was like an angel, like, angel,
like, thank you so much, and
534
:he goes, this is your train.
535
:There are two stops before yours
and then you're at the Sagrada
536
:Familia and we said thank you.
537
:We get on the train.
538
:I have never, this is the part.
539
:I have felt pretty safe throughout
my entire trip to Spain until I
540
:got into that metro specifically.
541
:And I was like, oh wow.
542
:Yep, nope, I'm so glad
there are only two stops.
543
: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.
545
:And so we're like looking at each
other, pressed up against each other,
546
:and we're about to get to our stop
and this guy like falls into Danny.
547
:And all I remember my dad telling
me is that people will create
548
:distractions to pit pocket you.
549
:And I was like, Oh my God, we're
getting, we're getting pit pocketed.
550
:Like this is the distraction.
551
:But the good thing about how Danny and
I were standing is that she could see
552
:behind me and I could see behind her.
553
:And we had a good view at like the sides.
554
:We were not getting pickpocketed.
555
:I guess the guy just
like fell or whatever.
556
:But like at that moment I was like,
of course this would happen to us.
557
:Of course this would happen to
us on this particular night.
558
:We would get pickpocketed, but we didn't.
559
:We didn't, everyone, we
have never the doors open.
560
:We never looked faster
train station in our lives.
561
:It was beautiful.
562
:When we saw the Ciara Familia at the top
of the steps, we said, thank you, God.
563
:We said thank you, God.
564
:Where can I put my donation?
565
:Because you literally saved our asses.
566
:Because that, that was
very scary, you guys, okay?
567
:Um, so, there are still good people in
the world that truly care about others.
568
:Those three angels, the first guy
in Formula One merch, the security
569
:guard, and the guy who walked
us to our platform, if you are
570
:listening to my podcast, Thank you.
571
:Thank you for being good people
in this world, because my faith
572
:in humanity is restored, because
you guys, that was so scary.
573
:My third lesson for you guys is
you belong in rooms for a reason.
574
:Your name is brought in conversation
because you are meant to be there.
575
:Even if it's not the path or way
you thought it would be it ends
576
:up the way it's supposed to.
577
:Your work and what you do is
special and it's getting recognized.
578
:So enjoy it.
579
:You belong here.
580
:One of the coolest parts of my
trip was I was invited to Sunset
581
:Sessions for Off to the Races.
582
:Alexandra, she is the founder of
Off to the Races, and she has,
583
:like, group trips to grand prix's
certain grand prix's and she has an
584
:itinerary set out and everything.
585
:She's basically like your like little like
travel guru for it, and plans everything
586
:to the t like to meals to transportation
To like fun activities like she does it
587
:all and she's like literally amazing.
588
:And so for the spanish grand prix trip
she had a sunset session, which was at the
589
:rooftop of this really, really nice hotel
where you were overlooking Barcelona.
590
:I don't, it wasn't the skyline.
591
:I think it was like the beach line.
592
:And not only were people that, you
know, obviously were a part of her
593
:Spanish Grand Prix trip were there, but
also she invited F1 content creators.
594
: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
599
:like looking around at like everyone
who was invited and You guys, when I
600
: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.
607
: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
611
: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
617
:the things I want to talk about.
618
: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
624
: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.
633
:Let's talk about number four.
634
: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.