So I’ve been talking a lot about our group but I haven’t
really introduced them. There are 10 of us total, 7 girls and 3 boys. Our
brothers are Jason, John, and Eric. Eric is our younger brother that gets
picked on quite a bit. He’s very friendly and also single, which leads to him
being teased about hitting on girls. In fact, we’ve been spending time coming
up with new pick up lines that he gets to try out. John and Jason are our
entertainment. They do impressions and goof around. John is also our resident
“waver” meaning every morning he waves the bus down for us. They’ve started
coming up with a new wave every day. The other day it was raining and they
started doing the “Singing in the Rain” dance with their umbrellas. They can be
heard watching any sport, which here includes rugby and cricket, from any of
our villas. They are also renowned in our school for being able to eat. A lot.
The first week they helped in a cooking class that was making dumplings and
when their teacher came back to the staff room, she went, “Those boys eat, and
they eat so much!” The sisters are split into two villas. Lillian, Beth, Laura,
and Christy are in one. They are an energetic group with a passion for
teaching, healthy foods, and cheap wine. They are also the world’s fastest
walkers and are impossible to keep up with. Our final two (not counting myself)
are Emily and Sivan, my own roommates. We are goofy and loud and our place is
always a mess. Currently there are clothes laid across almost every surface of
the place, including pants draped over the curtains and bras hanging off the
painting. There’s always food being made and the smoke detector seems to go off
a lot. Lastly there is our mom, Karen, aka our supervisor/professor. She takes
care of us, drives us places, makes sure we have everything we need, and does
her best to try and make us work. We left home as strangers and will be coming
back as family.
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| (From left to right): Laura, Sivan, John, Beth, Jason, Emily, Christy, Eric, Lillian, and me |
