Tradition in my family runs deep, tradition in St. Louis runs even deeper. Looking back at my childhood, I enjoyed a great life, for the most part it was normal…well in the bubble of St. Louis. There were a few things that I was submitted to that are not exactly normal and have some strange roots, but I don’t think they had that large of an effect on me. Sure, instead of shaking hands I like to curtsy, I never wear white shoes before Memorial day or after Labor day, I believe it is rude to sneeze or cough in public, and I always use a fork to convey food to my mouth, except when a spoon is necessary for liquids or fro-yo.
Archive for March, 2008
Counting the hours until I am out of my current 9-5er. I am beyond happy, ecstatic is more appropriate. Lately everything feels like work, blogging, climbing, Pilates, so I might not do it for a bit. ALL OF IT. Maybe just sleep in for a while, organize my closet, and really bum it for a while. I imagine this will become totally boring, so sooner than later I hope to focus more on climbing, acquire more Pilate’s clients, and actually blog about things people want to read. Sometimes I feel like blogging is as weird as googling yourself, some self fulfilling thing that is so vain.
Here are a few things I learned while away on my brief trip to Turkey:
1) I will go back to Turkey anytime any day.
2) To offend shop keepers and get kicked out of stores while being told you are not normal, take photos of their goods
3) They love Americans over there, especially the men. They might even offer to take you home for the night and if you let them know you are married, they will offer themselves for an hour.
4) It is very easy to be content with a donkey and a pair of salwars (aka MC Hammer Pants)
5) Fresh veggies, honey, and cheese, make my mouth water and my stomach happy…baklava too!
6) I am happier now than I was before, somehow living so simply just for ten days has made me realize not to get so worked up, it is what it is.
7) Wild Boars are almost as scary as snakes and I can now add being charged by one as crazy things that have happened to me in my lifetime.
8 ) Car seats are over rated as well as speed limits and stop signs. I saw more kids on laps with 12 year old drivers cruising at 60mph than you care to imagine.
9) Turkish baths smell a lot like Bikram yoga
10) I love climbing, it has taken me to places I never thought I would go, introduced me to amazing people, and somehow kept me semi sane for the last 8 years.
