Don't be alarmed, I did not hook up with a stranger, do drugs, or climb a lemon tree and steal university property (okay I might have participated in that last one). I do, however, have a few thoughts.
Some people may have suspected that I have a fondness for artificial sweeteners. Well, it turns out, a set of twenty single-serving splenda packets costs the equivalent of 8 US dollars. For those of you who know how much splenda I consume on a daily basis in my 3 mugs each day, I invite you to do the math. I have, therefore, switched to standard sugar in my tea so if I return to the states with diabetes then I encourage you to entirely blame the artificial sweetener companies and their decision to jack prices in third-world countries.
I have also been known to accidentally embrace too many leadership opportunities. NO MORE! I went to an RA meeting last night in which the RA invited different organizations on campus to speak to her 120 residents (of whom 30 came). At this meeting, they were looking for floor representatives to liason with each of these organizations and the RA. Now, as much as I like liasons, I kept quiet as I have only been on this continent for a month. Unfortunately, I was the only one from my hall there and we had signed in with our names and room numbers when we arrived at the meeting. The RA then informed me that i was the default representative; and you know what I did? for the first time in my life, I looked that opportunity for leadership in the eye and I flatly said "No!" (applause is appropriate now) In other highlights of the meeting, a born-again christian speaking on character building flat out told us that if we watch pornography our hair will fall out and we will go blind. Honest to God! I nearly died not responding or rolling on the floor laughing.
In a similarish vein, I have been propositioned by a lab-coat clad student in parasitology. This is the same guy who told me his name was honey and is now asking my friends to put in a good word for him. Since we were looking at parasites all afternoon (awesome) I expressed my feelings through the following art piece:
I have to run now, I will update the blog with more stories soon!
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ReplyDeleteI'm seriously impressed at your ability to suppress the Dupont sarcasm and bite your tongue! As to a previous post, hot showers really make a difference while in a developing country.
ReplyDeletesarah. despite my given side in our monumental speech/debate about aspartame, i now drink a diet coke at work every day. and we are not talking a little can here. its also, along with tea, the only source of caffeine in my life, so its kind of a big deal. anyway. i feel your pain big time.
ReplyDeleteyou should have asked the born-again christian why you still can see clearly your voluptuous hair??? haha
ps i enjoy your blog a lot :)