Why hello

1. Angers, France

2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

3. Sicily, Italy

4. Valparaiso, Chile

5. San Francisco, California 

6. Beirut, Lebanon

7. Beirut, Lebanon

8. Seoul, South Korea

9. Seoul, South Korea

So one day at recess she put an entire pack of chewed gum in her hair at the exact length she wanted it cut to.

Me:

Back in 2008 I traveled to Japan with my high school, and because it was the 20 year anniversary of our “sister city” partnership, the mayor of our sister city paid for our entire group to go to Tokyo Disney Sea. We were all elated, got in when the park opened, rushed to do everything we could.

Well, there’s a little ride near the front of their Tomorrowland where you ride around on a little rollercoaster-style pod. Kind of like bumper cars meets the disney tea cup ride but it’s also in water. It’s wicked fun and even though it was November, my friends and I were all willing to go on. One of my friends was wearing a scarf her host family had knitted for her, and on one of the turns of the ride, it flew off her neck and we watched in horror as it drifted across the water and got sucked under another pod carrying people.

We get to the end of the ride and explain to the attendants what happened, and as soon as she lets slip it’s from family, they all but rocket into action. They shut down the whole ride, and not only did they get the scarf out of the machinery, they blow-dried it for us so she could wear it again. It was freaking remarkable.

Plus, of course, there was the man who jogged with my friends (who were on bikes!) for a mile, just to show them the way.

Person 1: (loud arguing)

Person 2: (loud arguing)

Person 1: BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!!!

Person 2: (stunned silence)

Me: