The structure of this short story / personal essay is a series of chained vignettes. They are linked together only loosely or suggestively. That is probably deliberate. The story is about searching for an antidote to boredom, and finding that antidote in a surreal, arbitrary game where you get to meet unusual people. Therefore the structure of the short story, while initially a little opaque, actually helps you get more simpatico with her state of mind as she was going on this personal journey. I suppose it's not for everyone, but I think the structure is actually quite clever.
