A backpacker traveling for thirty days with four pairs of underwear and a pack weighing only 25 pounds; towards the end of this long trip; after having stayed in lodging as cheap as $6.50 a night; after having taken multiple overnight trips on shady busses and trains; after having gone multiple days without showering while in the Amazon wetlands; and on the longest flight of the entire trip, one booked at a discounted student rate.
This is how I had been thinking of myself as I arrived at the Taca Air counter in Buenos Aires to check-in for my flight that day. It was a flight first to Lima, then to Bogota, and finally to Cartagena. I would be traveling for over 12 hours this day.
But to my great surprise, a wonderful irony. Despite our cheap tickets and cheap existence during the month of May, we were upgraded to first class for the first leg, a five hour flight! The extra room and pampering was never more appreciated!
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