It's been a while, so here is a selection of random facts about me.
- I never planned on teaching Greek. I "fell" into my career when I was asked to teach at Biola when I was 24. Today, at 73, I'm still teaching. Who would have thunk it?
- I can easily eat the same meals every day and never get bored. In fact, I have a Bojangles sausage biscuit for breakfast every single day.
- When Biola opened its swimming pool in 1976, I was one of the first people they hired as a lifeguard and swimming instructor.
- I started running because one of my kids challenged me to do a 5K with them.
- I have one arm that's longer than the other.
- I love to eat all kinds of foods. I've enjoyed dog meat in Korea, donkey meat in China, and fish eyeballs in Hawaii. I think eating must be one of my spiritual gifts.
- I am half Romanian but can't speak a word of the language, which is extremely embarrassing when I'm in Romania.
- I climbed my first really high mountain in 2016 on a trip to the Alps. Prior to that I was absolutely terrified of heights. I think that anyone who knew me then would never have picked me to become involved in the sport of mountaineering.
- I dropped out of my first Greek class after only 3 weeks.
- I was both a cub scout and a boy scout while growing up in Hawaii.
- I am the biggest klutz you will ever meet. I can't even change a light bulb without instructions.
- I have an odd German accent. The Germans think I'm Swiss, and the Swiss think I'm German.
- I bought my first horse after attending a rodeo in Cody, Wyoming. He was an Arabian gelding. I named him Cody, of course.
- Though in my 70s, I'm probably happier and more comfortable in my own skin than I've ever been.
I'll stop there for now. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far.