ALL CAPS THURSDAY

TODAY'S ENTRY WILL BE IN ALL CAPS. BECAUSE I CAN. AND REALLY, I SHOULD.


IN CLASS ONE OF MY STUDENTS ASKED ME "MAY I TAKE A PISS?" HE SAID IT SO INNOCENTLY AND POLITELY, I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HIM THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO ASK TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. SO I JUST NODDED SLOWLY AND SMILED ON THE INSIDE.

ALSO, ON MY WAY HOME I MET A RANDOM COLLEGE STUDENT WHO WANTED TO PRACTICE HER ENGLISH. MY BIG WHITE FOREIGN FACE IS LIKE A BILLBOARD FOR EXTROVERTED ENGLISH MAJORS. SHE LOOKED 30 BUT WAS NOT MUCH YOUNGER THAN ME. SHE ALSO LIVED FOR 6 MONTHS IN JAPAN. HER PARENTS ARE HERDERS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONGOLIAN COUNTRYSIDE. SHE LIVES IN A GER (OR 'TENT' AS SHE CALLED IT) NOT FAR FROM MY APARTMENT. SHE EXPLAINED TO ME -IN MONGOLIAN - HOW TO MAKE BUUZ. IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE WALK HOME.