Some of the comments that I make may seem to be way out there for 'normal' people. But whose really normal anyways? Once you get to know people, we're all crazy!
We have a list of things for people to do for our swearing in ceremony. Some of the jobs include reading the hymn, saying a thank you speech, and doing a dance. Some activities seemed neat and some seemed downright stressful. One of the volunteers was very impressed with some of the other volunteers' abilities and started nominating them for (what I thought to be) some of the more stressful activities.
Later, I made a comment about how that's the equivalent of kicking someone in the balls, then telling them that's the nicest pair of balls they've ever kicked.
I don't know, just a "you have to be there" type of moment I guess.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Night surprise
It's almost midnight and I couldn't sleep for the past two hours. I laid in bed occasionally tossing and turning, hoping that I could sleep simply by keeping my eyes shut. However, my mind wandered aimlessly from subject to subject.
That’s when I heard the first scratch on the window. Initially I thought maybe it was just a branch blown against the glass window. Then there was another scratch and I heard the distinct sound of a window being pried open. I pretended to be asleep and simply waited.
I knew my host family were all asleep. No sane person would try to enter the house through a small window so I immediately assumed it was a robber. Most of the village knew that I had a laptop. I reached under my pillow and grabbed my leatherman’s tool. For precaution, I slowly flipped out the 3 inch knife. As the blade locked into place with a sharp click, I hoped even more that I wouldn't have to use it. It would however, buy me time to yell for help. Dread filled me as the window continued to slowly open.
With half an eye open, I noticed a small figure against the window. It looked like it a silhouette of a hand. I decided I would make my move. I jumped out of bed, lifted the mosquito net, and hysterically waved the knife in the air. I saw the silhouette and that’s when I realized it was only a cat trying to slip into the house. I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
That’s when I heard the first scratch on the window. Initially I thought maybe it was just a branch blown against the glass window. Then there was another scratch and I heard the distinct sound of a window being pried open. I pretended to be asleep and simply waited.
I knew my host family were all asleep. No sane person would try to enter the house through a small window so I immediately assumed it was a robber. Most of the village knew that I had a laptop. I reached under my pillow and grabbed my leatherman’s tool. For precaution, I slowly flipped out the 3 inch knife. As the blade locked into place with a sharp click, I hoped even more that I wouldn't have to use it. It would however, buy me time to yell for help. Dread filled me as the window continued to slowly open.
With half an eye open, I noticed a small figure against the window. It looked like it a silhouette of a hand. I decided I would make my move. I jumped out of bed, lifted the mosquito net, and hysterically waved the knife in the air. I saw the silhouette and that’s when I realized it was only a cat trying to slip into the house. I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
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