Epithets
Wielder of Super Glue
I grew up the only daughter in my family, surrounded on either side by brothers. One of the benefits to all these brothers was my accepted attendance at all the scout activities. I would tag along and do all of the fun activities the girl scouts never got to do. I took the boy scout motto "always be prepared" quite to heart which has on many occasions proven useful. Last summer I found myself watching a man, who had stolen a pig, be beat over the head by a crowd of people. He was eventually walked by the police to their station. Getting over the initial shock at what we had just witnessed I jumped on a scooter taxi with a friend and we sped off to go and see if we could help the beaten man. When we got there we found the man had cuts and bruises all over, one of which was quite deep on the crown of his head. I pulled out the super glue I kept in the first aid kit in by back pack and we glued the mans head gash back together. Because a good scout is always prepared.Devourer of Curry
I love Curry! whether is be from India or Thailand or Sri Lanka. If you give me a bowl of curry and a pile of rice I will be a very happy human. Along with the love of curry I love the people and cultures that make the delicious dish. When you sit down with the person who made the curry and learn about their lives their goals and their families the food, and entire experience, becomes so much sweeter. I love learning about others whose lives are so different from my own and expanding my view of the world one bowl of curry at a time.
Speaker of Pig Latin
Iyay ervedsay ayay issionmay inyay Italyyay ereway Iyay earnedlay otay eakspay ethay ealray igpay atinlay. Learning Italian proved to be a real struggle! For months and months I felt lost as I tried (and failed) to understand what the people around me where saying and how to communicate the message I had traveled across the ocean to share. However through that trial I learned how to be patience and rely on the Lord's strength. Now when I speak Italian, even though it is still riddled with mistakes, it represents a time when I learned to love the Lord, His children and myself as His daughter.(in case you don't speak Pig Latin, https://www.wordplays.com/pig-latin)
Grass Whistler
Some people whistle with their lips, some use their thumb and middle finger to make the noise especially piercing. I have mastered the art of whistling with a blade of grass. During my escapades in the great out of doors I have spent hours perfecting the positioning of the grass and velocity of the air as I walk up a mountain or sit around a fire, lay in my hammock or tube down a river. I can provide music for any outdoor adventure and will willingly exchange my services to try new exciting experiences.
Hey! you had mentioned you were pretty good at whistling with grass! I need to hear it now that I know it's one of your Epithets haha
ReplyDeleteI think that is so awesome that you have brothers on both sides of you! I have one brother and my best friend has five brothers! When I was growing up my brother did Boy Scouts too and my dad was the scout master. I was able to tag along on a lot of their fun activities. One year, my whole summer was dedicated to helping my brother with his Eagle Scout project. I remember going back to school in the fall and writing a paper on how Boy Scouts had ruined my summer haha. I am sure that you can relate :).
ReplyDeleteI also love curry! I ate it all the time on my mission and miss it so much! We would eat this thing called Bunny Chow which is not rabbit meat, but it is a loaf of bread hollowed out like a bread bowl that is filled with curry! Its a must try.
ReplyDeleteCurry is arguably one of the better foods discovered by man. It's a hard toss up between curry and sushi, but I can tell you have good taste. I love how you also know and appreciate the culture! It's one thing to enjoy another's food and another to understand the story behind it. Great post!
ReplyDelete