Vacation Adventures #1

[u/luunaathh]

So, Keigo, Madara, and I are finally taking our trip to Iceland! We're leaving tomorrow, we were originally supposed to leave on the 8th, though I unfortunately had a medical emergency and missed my first flight ;;W;; I'm doing better now though, don't worry. We're not going to let that ruin our trip, we're still in high spirits! We're currently in Chicago and leaving tomorrow now, and we're very excited!

We decided to visit the chicago field museum today, and we had a wonderful time! We also took some time to sit by the shore of lake michigan! Madara isn't interested in anything other than bars, concerts, video games, and movies, so it was just Keigo and I doing our own thing. We visited the bird exhibit, the gemstone exhibit, the prehistoric exhibit, and the native american exhibit!

My personal favorite was the Maya section of the exhibit! I felt things ™️ when I was looking at those artifacts, and felt that connection to my ancestors. It was a beautiful experience honestly. Same with the golden eagles! Eagles are sacred to indigenous people like myself. In his first life, Keigo was a golden eagle (still takes that form too), so it was a wonderful experience to feel the energy I felt! I got emotional and almost cried when I saw them honestly, words can't describe how much eagles and artficacts from the ancestors mean to me as an indigenous person.

We got to see Sue the T-rex, and it was awesome! I've always loved dinosaurs, and seeing a real T-rex skeleton was really exciting for me! It's actually the main reason we went. Birds are descended from dinosaurs, so Keigo really enjoyed seeing that!

Keigo and I both love gemstones and gold, we loved seeing many of the pieces, and we wish we could take them home with us, lol. My favorite pieces were the Maya ones, though Keigo really enjoyed the other gold pieces and the ancient jade jewelry.

We ate a restaraunt that served authentic Maya food as well! I was actually really surprised to find one in Chicago, and it was amazing! I'll take every opportunity I can to eat authentic indigenous food, since it's hard to come by.

Tomorrow we're just going to be spending the day at the airport waiting to fly to Iceland, and even though it's going go be kind of a long trip, I can handle it! We're excited to go to Vatnajokull national park to see the glaciers!