I Traveled Across the World to Surprise My Best Friend in Disguise! - Summary

Summary

The narrator's friend Josh is celebrating his 21st birthday in Cancun, Mexico, and the narrator decides to surprise him by booking a trip and finding him. The narrator creates flyers with Josh's description and practices his Spanish, then arrives in Cancun and begins searching for Josh at popular tourist spots like Chichen Itza and cenotes. After not finding Josh, the narrator uses Snapchat's Snap Map feature to locate Josh's exact location, which is near their hotel. The narrator and his friend come up with a disguise and plan to surprise Josh, who is at a beach club. They successfully sneak up on Josh, and the narrator is nervous but excited to surprise his friend.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. The narrator's friend Josh is in Cancun, Mexico for his 21st birthday.
2. Josh didn't invite the narrator to join him in Mexico.
3. The narrator decided to surprise Josh by booking a ticket to Mexico.
4. The narrator printed out flyers with Josh's description to help find him.
5. Josh is 5'1" and weighs 300 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.
6. The narrator arrived in Cancun and took a taxi to downtown.
7. The narrator checked into a hotel and started searching for Josh.
8. The narrator visited Chichen Itza and asked people if they had seen Josh.
9. The narrator visited a cenote and asked people if they had seen Josh.
10. The narrator got stuck in traffic and ran out of gas.
11. The narrator made it to a gas station and decided to head back to the hotel.
12. The narrator facetimed Josh, who said he was leaving Mexico the next day.
13. The narrator used Snapchat's Snap Map to locate Josh.
14. Josh was at a beach club near the narrator's hotel.
15. The narrator and their friend came up with a plan to surprise Josh.
16. The narrator saw Josh dancing at the beach club.
17. The narrator's friend lost their voice.
18. Josh was surprised and happy to see the narrator.
19. The narrator and Josh spent time together at their Airbnb.