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Lucie and Lauren challenge themselves to try something new every day while cruising around the Caribbean.
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00:00I'm Lucy Fink and this is 5 Days of New Experiences!
00:07Hello!
00:08Hi guys!
00:09I wanted to try 5 days of trying something new every day and here I am in the Caribbean getting
00:13some sun and fun
00:14and having a new experience every day with my best friend Lauren
00:17who has never been on a cruise so this entire thing is driving me wild.
00:21It's the most amazing and it's only day one.
00:23We're going on vacation from island to island but being on a cruise
00:27it's almost like you're on vacation on your way to vacation.
00:30So what we've decided to do in these 5 Days of New Experiences is prioritize our friendship.
00:37Phones down, no laptops, putting the work away, sitting with my best friend.
00:43I know a lot about you but getting to know who you are when the sun is shining.
00:47We changed immediately into some really cute matching pattern shirts and t-shirts.
00:53Unintentional.
00:53And jumped up to the top deck. You have to tell them about the reps course.
00:56Okay.
00:57We got harnessed in.
00:58We just couldn't believe that as we were up, elevated 15 feet in the air, the ship was moving.
01:03Moving.
01:04Racing along.
01:04Racing along.
01:05Heading to the Dominican Republic while we're running races around the ropes course.
01:09I won the first race.
01:10I won the second.
01:11I won the third.
01:12I won the fourth.
01:13And then we did rock, paper, scissor shoot to see who was going to have to do the hardest course
01:18for the last race.
01:19I got it.
01:20She lost.
01:21And then...
01:22Oh my god we're naked then.
01:23We tied.
01:24We tied.
01:24We were sweating.
01:27Woohoo!
01:28Woohoo!
01:30Woohoo!
01:31Woohoo!
01:31We got our bathing tits on and we went to Water Works.
01:34Massive buckets of water dumping on our heads.
01:38Water slides everywhere.
01:40It's essentially a water park on the ship.
01:42To step back and be with your best friend and go to a place you've never been and try something
01:47you've never tried.
01:48I'm just so excited to expand our horizons this week and for you guys to see how amazing this is.
01:54I mean we're hitting new countries, we're meeting new people, we're trying new things, we're challenging each other.
01:59I can't even imagine what's to come tomorrow because today is so perfect.
02:03See you tomorrow.
02:04Bye guys.
02:04Bye.
02:06Last night we went to a piano bar.
02:10The piano man let me and Lauren go up behind his piano.
02:14And sang with him.
02:16Woohoo!
02:16And when we woke up this morning.
02:18Where were we?
02:19In the Dominican Republic.
02:20I've never been to the Dominican Republic.
02:22Bet you tried something new today.
02:23That was my new thing today is I've never been to the Dominican Republic.
02:26I had never been snorkeling before.
02:29We went on a catamaran.
02:31Ooh.
02:32I feel like Cinderella.
02:34One, two, three.
02:38We literally jumped off this catamaran.
02:40Holding hands.
02:41Holding hands.
02:42You're diving down deep 12 feet into this stunning turquoise waters with tropical yellow, purple, and blue fish swimming all
02:50around you.
02:51Actually touching you and eating from your hands.
02:53Something we don't normally do on a Tuesday is swim with tropical fish.
02:57The crew on the catamaran just dance and sing with you in the sunshine.
03:02They give you drinks.
03:03They give you lunch.
03:04We were swimming in the ocean one minute and doing the Macarena on deck the second.
03:09First day of snorkeling.
03:11Great success.
03:12Day three.
03:13We're coming for you.
03:16Last night we went to a full four course Italian restaurant together.
03:21It was like being in the heart of Little Italy but on a floating island.
03:24And then we followed the Italian dinner with a comedy show.
03:28Did you even know cruises had comedy shows?
03:30No.
03:31Crew's rookie here.
03:32No idea.
03:33We woke up this morning and we decided let's treat ourselves.
03:36Why not?
03:36We're aboard a ship.
03:37And we got the biggest cheeseburgers you probably have ever seen in your life.
03:41With fries.
03:42With a side of fries.
03:43And that was when we really said let's slow down.
03:47So we chose to go get hot stone massages together.
03:50We put on these fancy fluffy robes with fuzzy slippers.
03:55Slipped into our couples massage beds.
03:58I have always assumed that a hot stone massage would literally be hot stones kind of sitting on your back.
04:03It was absolutely the opposite.
04:05They were massaging our pain areas with heated stones and oils.
04:10I was kind of in a meditative state.
04:12Oh just tell them the truth.
04:13We were so relaxed.
04:15This girl fell asleep in the massage.
04:17I heard a in the middle.
04:19After we did all of that we then explored the ship.
04:23After a full day of walking and talking and getting to know each other in a way that we certainly
04:28can't do at the office.
04:30I learned so much about you.
04:31Oh my god what did you learn?
04:32I learned she worked in a bakery for 12 years.
04:36Valid.
04:36Yeah.
04:37She touched Paul McCartney's hand.
04:39I did.
04:40Didn't know that.
04:41And what did we do tonight Lauren?
04:42We went to a karaoke bar.
04:44Being up on that stage and facing that crowd and seeing the hundred people looking at us while we sing
04:50and have the best time.
04:51It's really only something that Lauren and I got to see.
04:54That point of view was from our eyes only.
04:57Lauren was shimmying.
04:58I ripped my jacket off and twirled it in the air.
05:01It was so much fun.
05:02I'm always going to remember the moment that we shared tonight on that stage dancing and singing our hearts out.
05:10Today we dove head first into an entirely new culture.
05:13We were in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital of Puerto Rico.
05:17We walked through the tiny cobblestone streets of old San Juan.
05:20The buildings there are vibrant colors.
05:23European looking almost.
05:25We learned so much history about San Juan, about Puerto Rico.
05:29At the very end of our walking excursion we got to sit down and actually try the signature dish of
05:35Puerto Rico.
05:36Mofango.
05:37And we made it today.
05:38We'd been walking in the sun and they hand us mojitos as we walk in.
05:42And they're like alright everybody let's make mofongo.
05:45The chef that came out to show us how to do it.
05:48Salud.
05:49He showed us the local rum of San Juan.
05:51He showed us the best food we've ever seen.
05:54This man was like our guide into old San Juan.
05:58Salud!
05:59We're so far away from home but we could not have felt more welcome and more at home.
06:04Now we'll always have San Juan.
06:07Mojito, mofongo, mojito and mofongo.
06:10Woo!
06:12It's Friday!
06:14And I lost my voice last night.
06:16Dancing the night away.
06:18We started our night at a bar where we hung out with a mixologist who was slash a science teacher.
06:24And we provided him with our favorite ingredients.
06:27So I went with tequila, lemon juice, blackberries.
06:31And I went with sugar and pineapple and sugar.
06:35And then he made us our drinks mixing all of our favorite things in together having us taste along the
06:40way.
06:40Topped off with a flaming orange.
06:43We took a little orange peel and a lighter and blazed!
06:48The fire blazed our drinks and it completely changed the flavor.
06:52Oh my gosh.
06:52He was like, do you believe in magic?
06:54And we were both like, yeah.
06:55We do.
06:56And then we danced to some classic rock to end our final night here on the ship.
07:00We embarked on this journey five days ago together to explore new places and challenge ourselves and try new things.
07:07And at the end of this five days, we feel truly accomplished.
07:10For us, getting away from real life for just five days, we now have this magical, unforgettable experience that we've
07:17shared together.
07:17The world is so huge.
07:20We've popped our travel bubbles, so now we're going to get out and explore it way more.
07:24I want to try to find the little things in every day that make me smile or challenge me because
07:29the feelings we've had this week, nothing can measure up to that.
07:33In true form to the series, now you guys need to take what we did this week and apply it
07:37to your lives.
07:38I think it's as easy as grabbing a friend and instead of going to brunch with them saying, we're going
07:43to a museum, try something new.
07:44Try new things, get out there, push yourself and explore the world.
07:49Any chance you get, try something new.
07:51Every day.