[Meme] Ten things I've done you may not have

[magid]

1. Won a prize in Ottoman studies.
   
2. Deported from an African country.
   
3. Took classes in four languages through the same two years.
   
4. Walked in a mine field.
   
5. Had stitches in my tongue.
   
6. Slept overnight in a men's yeshiva beit midrash (Mercaz HaRav).
   
7. Taught classes with over 70 students through a translator.
   
8. Assembled a volume of a Harry Potter book in Braille.
   
9. Made coconut milk.
   
10. Walked in the Roman ruins of Ashkelon by moonlight.
    
11. Bonus: Pahked my cah in Hahvahd Yahd.

Also, another turkey morning today. And Swedish Fontina is yummy cheese.

Comments

[perldiver.livejournal.com]

You've got me on all ten. :> Although I think I may have done #11 at some point.

I really, really hope you will expand on some of these...particularly #2, #4, #5, and #8.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Unless you've helped a Harvard freshman move in or out, you likely haven't parked in the Yard; it's mostly closed to traffic. Parked in the Square, that I can believe.

2 - I was on a group trip to Ethiopia to teach Jews before they made aliyah, and there were behind-the-scenes politics that lead to us being chucked out of the country before the summer was even half over. (If you want the longer version, let me know/ask me next time we see each other.)

4 - It was an ill-run hike in northern Israel, where the guides had changed the length of hike at the last minute, so people weren't as prepared as they might have been. It was getting late, and we were nowhere near where they'd expected us to finish, so we were told to keep walking while they went on ahead to arrange something with transport. Which we did, faster than expected, since we followed the path into a field we were later told was a mine field.

5 - I was a little kid, jumping up and down on my best friend Heather Congdon's driveway, and somehow my tongue got in the way... Luckily a tooth was out, so it was easy to drink my food for a while.

8 - There's an organization called PMD (People Making a Difference) that arranges one-shot volunteer opportunities. I'd worked at the National Braille Press a couple of times through them, so I was asked if I wanted to help with getting book 6 ready so it could be sent out the same time as the print book. This time I had to sign an NDA, very hush hush. Of course, it's not like I could read any of it anyway...

[perldiver.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've /been/ a Harvard student. I just don't remember if I ever parked *my* car in the Yard. :>


Those are pretty wild...you've had some very cool experiences.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Apologies; I not only didn't know you'd gone to Harvard, I'd assumed that no frosh would have their cars for move-in/out (because who'd want to deal with the parking the rest of the time...).

And thank you. I'd hope I'd manage at least some cool things by the time I'm *mumblety* years old :-)

[perldiver.livejournal.com]

Yep, I went to Harvard. Well, Harvard Summer School actually. For one summer in my teens. I took acting lessons; it was a lot of fun. Kinda like sleepaway camp, only with proper indoor plumbing.

As to what college I attended: Oberlin College. Harvard is kinda the Oberlin of the east coast, only without the good music program. ;>