This spring break, my friends and I decided to head on a little road trip to California. This would be my first road trip to California and there were many things that I learned in this adventure.

In our itinerary for the first day, all we had planned was the actual road trip. We squeezed 5 people and their luggage into the car and started the journey promptly at 8 a.m. towards Los Angeles. The night before, everyone in the group contributed to a Spotify road trip playlist. In addition, everyone in the group brought along snacks and condiments so that we could all cook instead of spending money on food there.

There was not much traffic on the Saturday morning when we started and our Airbnb could not be checked in until 3 p.m. so we made a stop at Taco Bell in Indio for lunch followed by Total Wine in the outskirts of L.A. We arrived at our Airbnb located on some hills opposite of the famous Hollywood Hills around 3 just as our hosts were finishing up the cleaning process.

We then took some time to move out things in and try out the television and unpack our clothes, take a shower, and use the bathroom. Our Airbnb was very confusing and had six locks to get into the actual living room. Before leaving the house, everyone learned how to open each lock and practiced so if one of us got separated, we would not be locked out.

Being underage, I couldn't go out to clubs and bars with my friends that night so I called my friends studying in L.A. and went out exploring with them. My friends went grocery shopping and bought a list of ingredients to cook with. Some of the items that were bought were tortillas, pasta, sauce, beans, vegetables, yogurt, bread, bagels, cream cheese, fruits, and alcohol.

While my friends were out, I went shopping at the Beverly Center. The parking here is great and was only about $2 for the amount of time we stayed there. I bought some wonderful clothes in the shopping center and then went to Downtown L.A. near the Staples Center for dinner at The Yard House. I ordered a vegetarian burger with fries and my friend ordered fish and chips.

I then went back to her place and watched television while catching up on our separate lives. After that, I went back to my apartment and called it a night on my first night in California. In the meanwhile, my friends went out to a bar called Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville followed by a karaoke bar nearby. They had a marvelous time. One person in our group volunteered to drive and none of us had to deal with any surge prices with the Oscars happening nearby.

And this was just the beginning.