We had embarked on our 1.three-week trip(kolmen viikon matka) from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. I had always thought that Hollywood was 2.fake(keinotekoinen) but it was nothing compared to the kitsch of Las Vegas. 3.By the time(siihen mennessä kun) we arrived in Lake Mead Park, we had been driving and living in the same car for many days and it had started to 4.affect me(vaikuttaa minuun) 5.for better and for worse(hyvässä ja pahassa). I wasn’t used to the fact that 6.there was always someone around(aina oli joku lähettyvillä/ympärillä) and I needed to consider their demands too. Having your friends around 7.meant sharing most things(tarkoitti suurimman osan asioista jakamista) from thoughts to food and that took its toll. I found that the best way to cope with that, 8.hands down(helposti), is to remind yourself that the others, most likely, think alike. You can be, and most likely are, as irritable as the others at times. Getting used to the fact that they wouldn’t leave the car 9.anytime soon(lähiaikoina), helped me push back the uncomfortable feelings.