After one of my students proceeded to tell me all of his “can’t believe I didn’t get caught” stories, he asked me if I remember the first time I ever got drunk. Umm…hahaa... I had just sat through him telling me all of these sketchy situations with alcohol and… other things (probably thinking it was super impressive) and then when I told him I have never drank he went nuts. He didn’t believe me at all. He was sure I must be under some sort of code that doesn’t let me talk about it or something. It was hilarious. Anyway, later he came back and he, one other student, and I were talking and all the sudden he was like, “Sarah claims she’s never drank.” I went on again trying to convince him that I wasn’t lying and when fiiinally he believed me, he kept the other student and I laughing for a good five minutes with…
“I'm gonna ruffie you and pour alcohol in your mouth!”
“Man I don't think we would have been friends if we were in high school together...no offense!”
“I never said I hated you. I just don’t think we'd be friends...especially since you wont add me on Facebook!” (The Facebook thing was a whole other situation. He tried to add me and I wrote him a message that said, “no.” – just to be funny, and he was sooo mad and complained about nonstop, saying things like…
Him- “Seriously just add me...why wont you add me?”
Me- “ Well mostly I just already have so many friends, it's getting kinda overloaded.”
Him- “Yeah right, I probably have more friends than you. You probably didn't even have any friends in high school!”
“Why wont you add me? What are you afraid I’m gonna go through and “like” every picture or status or something? Come oooon!” – I did eventually accept, after sufficient joking with him…and the next morning when I got on – 51 notifications. He “liked” the first 51 of my profile pics uuuh!
Here are some more great quotes that were actually from training, but I just found them saved on my phone…
“There is no best time.” (When talking about waiting for the right time to do something good for others or for yourself.) I feel this is soo true. We’re constantly putting things off for the time in life when it fits or works or is easier or convenient or when we have time or money or stability. In reality – some of these things may never come. If that’s the case – you will wait forever to do what you dream of now. If your heart is pulling you somewhere – make it happen!
“Sometimes to go faster, you must go slower.”
Right before our first meal of amazing food at our incredible hotel in Chicago… “Eat everything you can now. Take it to your room. Get whatever you can get your hands on because it’s rice and beans after this!”
“It’s not just about living at poverty level through the stipend. It’s about bettering yourself as you realize what your community and your nation need.”
When trying to order something at Dunkin Donuts…
Me – “What’s a dunkachino?”
Employee (foreign) – “You want dunkachino?”
Me – “Well no, what is it? Is it like a mocha?”
Employee – “You want mocha?”
Me – “No I just wanna know if it’s like a mocha…umm like half coffee half hot chocolate?”
Employee – “So you want hot chocolate?”
Me – “Yes that sounds perfect!”
Employee – “Extra Larege?”
Me – “Small.”
Employee – “Two?”
Me – “One.”
Hahaha ooh man! Aside from the fact that ordering was hilarious – it was also SO good and I highly recommend it!
On the train – woman came by to collect tickets and I had to sign mine, so she handed me her pen and then walked away. When she came back, I handed the ticket and pen to her and she goes, “Where’s the cap?” I told her I never had it and she said, “Yeah ya did. You dropped it.” It was this older sassy woman and she said it so accusingly – hilarious! Also, I saw her drop the cap earlier so I picked it up for her and heard her give an “mmhmm” under her breath like she was right haha!
Oowa Oowa - Christmas break til the 3rd!!!
love&Christmas lights
