Zimriding Adventure

 

I just had my 4th Zimride the other day. Some of my friends can't believe that I actually ride with complete strangers to and from Los Angeles and San Francisco. I guess it is the modern day "hitchhiking" but the difference is you pay in advance and you select who you want to ride with by checking out their profiles on Facebook. Call me cray, but I have no problem meeting new people and sitting with them for 5 1/2 hours. It goes by really fast and by the time we all answer the top 5 questions: Where are you from? What do you do? Why are you going to LA/SF? Is this your first time zimriding? What kind of music do you want to listen to? I just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.

Through this mini adventure, I've met all kinds of characters - a cinematographer, aerospace engineer, environmental engineer, nonprofit people, a teacher/aspiring model and students. I've shared many laughs, stories and learn new things that I probably would never know if not meeting these people. I know I may never see them ever again but what matters to me is that we reduce our carbon footprint, save money on the ridiculously high priced gas and we get to share a trusted space with each other even for that moment.