I was so glad to finally be in California. I gave the nice guy a five as he put my bags on the bed. It had been a long trip, but I was finally here. I slipped off my heels and stretched out on the bed as I remembered all the layovers coming from Charleston to San Diego, the people I'd talked to, and how I rushed from one plane to another. It was pretty mundane till I reached Dallas and met some people who were coming to t...