It does help to have a caring, creative and resourceful boyfriend.
When I first decided I needed (yes, needed) to ride an elephant (thanks to a burgeoning interest in the idea of totem animals, ones that we’re drawn to at specific points in time because of the lesson(s) they can teach us), I went on a Google-searching frenzy that led me to believe that this was only possible if I went to Thailand.
So I put this one on hold for a while, finding it useful for small talk on first dates (men find it a cute-yet-cool answer to “name one thing you want to do before you die”).
Fast forward two years. I’d mentioned it to my current boyfriend when we first met (see above paragraph), and never brought it up again. One year later, he plans a trip to Virginia for our anniversary, won’t tell me where we’re going.
I couldn’t guess, but at this point, you can.
It’s like riding a living boulder, a mountain with giant ears that engulf your legs and huge bones you can feel shifting underneath you supporting a back so wide you can barely straddle it. Petting it is a bit like giving a friendly pat to the planet earth. Being up so high, on top of such a huge animal with so much power and size…I’m totally selling my car and getting an elephant.
