Boujee & Broke

Tyra Teasley, translated by Janerose Ralpho

Ta in Boujee? Ekwe ilo urban dictionary eo boujee ej ne juon ej likit ej bed ilo high class jen jonan class eo ej bed i. Ikar aikuj in buul etton; im ij tomak kwonij bar loe kojak in ilo naan in Boujee. Ejjelok menin jook ilo men in BOUJEE!


Ne kwojela kon boujee, kwonij yokwe boujee. Ro motta im nuku rej kijon kir io boujee elon katon ke emoj ao bok title in “boujee queen”. Ippa make ijjab loe jabewot bwod ilo ao konan elap im elon men ko jen jonan budget eo ao. Nomba juon wunin ao monono kon ao jela kilen boujee ej kinke ejelok ao jaan ao einwot ke ewor ao jaan! Ne kwoj bar konan bwe kwon boujee; kwonij monono kon kilen ao budget e trip eo ao nan Seattle, Washington. Naij jab juon travel agent; naij juon kora eo e single im naij mour kon budget. 


Kinke season eo emman tata ippa ej bojen jede im ekar wor juon ao kotobar bwe in bok juon tirep nan ao kamejatoto im jolok inebata ko ilo kemlij eo ao. Bwin autumn ej kake juon emotional shift eo im elap ao kar aikuj i einwot an bwil eo an summer itok nan an jemlok. Ewor juon men ellukun emman ippa kon Seattle im ej activity ko rej komman i namoj, im e komman menin an season eo emman tata in ital ej fall. **Jidik melele (elikin ao alooj pijain Grey’s Anatomy ikar lukun yokwe Seattle).


Mekarta ikonan ital nan Seattle im komman i menko i konan, lukun mool eo inij komman i menko im rekar nan budget eo ao. Inna, ij  ba, juon high-class, flossing, im komman i men ko i konan kon juon budget in tirep, pijaiki aolep jikin, im juon bon emmanman ilo town. Seattle ej juon jikin eo elap wonen. Kwon bikot ijoko remman im e drik woner, botab, ellukun lon kilen am monono ilo Emerald City ilo am jab jolok juon kaba.


Tirep in enij bok ruo raan in baj komman i men ko ikar lemnak in komman i im limo. Tip eo jinoin nan am maron kakwon am jaan ilo ien eo kwoj kelak ej ikar kelak ilo raan in Taije im likit aolepen mweik ko ao ilowan juon backpack kon kein kabojak ko ao, ruo pair in legging, jilinij ak rellukun kilep jen na, sandal ekkan, juon nuknuk kilmej, im juon camera. Jab inebata, ikar konak tennis shoes ko ao ion baluun eo, kinke eban emman am ital nan Seattle ne ejjelok tennis shoes.


Area eo juon ikar kalet in kakwon jaan ie ej ien eo ikar e bok jikin ao jokwe ilo juon hostel. Hostel ej juon jikin im e drik wonen, ejjab aitok an juon bed ie ijo ke kwomaron rent juon am biton. Ilo ao kar riit i review ko ekka aer compare e einwot am nej kar jokwe ilo juon college dorm. Ikar lemnak enkar juon ien eo elap an emman nan ao ion ro jet im rej travel im borainwot kakwon jet jibukwi tala. Koba ke ebar wor nej mona in jibon im ebar kakwon jidik ao jaan ilo ao jab wia mona!


Ak ilo ao travel i belak in Seattle, ne ijjab ebaak nan public transportation, emoj ao komman karok bwe in kojerbal juon app kaal ikar loe: TURO. App in ej kotlak bwe kajojo armej ren maron rent kon wa ko waer, einwot an Airbnb kotlak bwe armej ren rent e moko mwer ak room ko aer. Wonen rent e wa kein ikar loe ej 20-30$ juon raan ippen 200 mile juon raan. Aet, kwomaron bar Uber, Lfyt, ak Taxi, AKKO enij emman lak ippa im kojparok lak ettor nan na make ijo ij ital ie lak, im enij bar kakwon jaan.


Eitin aolepen raan kan emoj ao karok bwe in tin jumbo im ital nan ijoko im ekka an armej ital nan ie im ejelok woner ilo Seattle. Ilal ej kolajerok in jet, jikin ko ikar loe ilo google, im EJELOK WONEN:


  1. Kakkije jidik ilo Waterfall Garden Park
  2. Walk ilo Olympic Sculpture Park
  3. Ital im hike ilo Discovery Park


Ijokein ej jet wot ian ijoko ikar loe im ejelok woner. Ne emman ippem wojke ko, meninmour ko im men ko woj namoj, einwot na, ellukun emman ijokein nan kainemon kolmenlak ijon eo am.


Kio moktak lak kwoj ke kememej nuknuk kilmej eo ao ikar pack e ilo backpack eo ao; ekwe enin ej ien an Queen Boujee bok jikin. Nuknuk kilmej eo ej nan kar ien mona in jota im naij tomak ta ko jej kani ellukun lap an aurok im enin ej ijo inij kanooj in lap ao jolok jaan. Kwoj ruwainene nan jolok elap jaan ilo ijo elap an aurok ippem ak mona, red wine, im live music ej NA!


Ekar nan The Eater 38 lists, restaurant kein rej mottan restaurant ko elap am nej aikuj ital nan ie ilo Seattle:


  1. Cafe Juanita – Italian
  2. Cafe Munir – vegetarian's dream
  3. Dimitriou's Jazz Alley – live music


Illukun nej ital nan Dimitriou's Jazz Alley nan mona, wine, im jazz. Naij borainwot karok in ital nan Pike Place Market, kinke ej juon ian farmer's market ko ilo US im e to an bed.


Akko, koj woj ewor an anemkwoj in wor juon jikin eo jekonan ital nan ie im juon itinerary nan juon broke im boujee tirep nan korolak kolmenlok ijon ko ad jen inebata. Anek lak tip kein, im kon aolepen jaan ko kwar kakwon i, kwomaron monono kon mour eo im aolep rej yokwe ilo am monono kon mour in Boujee. Ne emoj am riit itok nan ijin, naij tomak emoj am konan kio karok juon am tirep in bouje, AKKO kwon budget e! Ne emman ippem ba tok nan kem ijone lal ia eo kwonij ital nan e im korolok eok make jen boup ko an mour in im inebata ko ilo kolmenlak ijon ne am?

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