Brilliant Justine, truly brilliant. I will start trying to compose something to compare with your good posts. But I love it, and thank you for giving everyone a reminder of what we started and hope to continue.
Confessions of an Economics Hitman by John Perkins
Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollen
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
You know you're from the Traveling School Africa semester when...
You say things like:
Can I borrow your Steri-Pen? Can I have an apple? Is Global going to be in the laundry room? Do we have to sterilize this water? Don't get that. You may fall and get a concussion. It is a truth universally acknowledged... (reciting the first sentence of Pride and Prejudice in a cult like chant) DOES THIS CAMP SITE HAVE TOILET PAPER!!!? How's the water pressure in the showers? How many zebras did you count? I have too much homework to go surfing! Yes! I just finished my 5th liter of water today and it's only noon!
Or you do things like: See Nelson Mandela during history class Methodically plan when you are going to use your free PE day Completely forget about your free monthly study hall Order milkshakes at the restaurant where you are doing study hall Get ice for prizes Get 10 minute grocery breaks Memorize tacky country songs (not by choice) Memorize good poetry and shout it off cliffs (that is by choice) Notice when people do their laundry
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