Story
Addison
I slept in and had to pack my bag in a panic.  I hadn’t even checked-out yet and needed to get my security deposit back from the front desk still.  My plane was leaving in 3 hours and I had no idea how to get back to the airport.  I started sprinting down the street looking for something that might help me.  I ran into some other people that were heading back to the airport too so I hitched a ride with them.  They had rented a car and they didn’t even want any money for the ride.  That was great for me because I almost blew all the money I brought.  I had an absolutely amazing trip though so I [bad word]   We pulled up to the airport and I still had plenty of time to board the plane.  This was the first trip I have ever had that ran so smoothly, I guess my new found spontaneity had paid off!
Key vocabulary and phrases that are discussed in the podcast:
 

Panic – a feeling of stress and urgency

 

security deposit – money that you give to the hotel in case you damage the room in any way.  You get this money back if you don’t damage anything during your stay

 

front desk – the desk in the lobby (main entrance area)  of the hotel where you can check-in or out

 

sprinting [bad word] very quickly

 

ran into – seeing some people and start talking to them.  It does not mean that you hit them [bad word] in this situation

 

hitched a ride – someone let you go in their can and they drove you somewhere.

 

blew all the money – spent all of your money without thinking of the value of what you are buying

 

pulled up to – arrived at

 

board the plane – to get on the airplane.

 

paid off -  The result of a risk or chance that was good. Ex.  His decision to go on the trip really paid off.