The African Daily News
Robert O'Harry
I have recently witness a custom that I have found native to the western culture. It is called by said natives 'waxing', the removal of hair from the body using bees wax or other very stick substances, by applying cloth strips and ripping the hair out in one 'swift' motion. Why do these people inflict themselves such pain? They claim it is 'beauty.' It is unsightly for a woman above 12 to have any form of hair on her body, except for her head.
Therefor, these people see that 'waxing' is a wonderful alternative to get rid of hair because it lasts a long time. Never mind that the wax takes away skin, causes alot of pain and is very messy. It can also be seen as a right of passage...the transition from the razor to the waxing cloth. Here is a basic rundown of this barbaric practise:
First, you heat up this wax substance. Some of them in the microwave, some even come with their own machines to wax! Then you apply wax to the area that will have hair removed. This is a very sticky process. Next, you find a piece of cloth and put it over the wax, and rub it for a few seconds. Then you parch the skin, grab the end that goes against the hairline, and pull back. Repeat as nessessary...
This is a scary procedure, especally since these westerners are so obsessed with having a clean 'bikini line.' This involves waxing *very* sensitive areas and it is not recommended for the faint of heart, or men. However, in their culture it is seen as a normal part of life to wax this area. I have seen this torture ritual firsthand, and I can personally say that westerners are crazy. Sure, here in africa, we may rip every hair out of our daughters heads for a right of passage, but this waxing ritual is just barbaric if I ever did see one!
This is Robert O'Harry reporting for the African Daily News.
I will start with thursday for this blog. On thursday I tried to donate blood, however there was a small problem. I got past my medical history (which is very full) and the fact I was in foreign country, and everything looked alright. I went to the 'little room in the back' (get your mind out of the gutter gentlemen) for all of the personal questions and everything still checked out. Then...the finger prick. I hate finger pricks. Got my finger pricked, and it bled as soon as she pricked it. Its not supposed to do that. Nor is it supposed to have blood running down my finger from this prick. Hmmm, a problem here. She took some of it and tested it, mmm 'your anemic!', so im anemic, and apparently my blood refuses to clot correctly since it took an hour to stop bleeding from this tiny prick. Oh well.
Friday I was supposed to go to a 'State Rally' for German. We were supposed to leave at 2:30...well, we didnt have a bus. Waited half an hour, got a bus, then we were on the road. Had an ok trip there. Now, hotels. When I signed up, all the rooms were full except a few and I got one of those few. I was the only person in my room. Then a group of three girls hadnt signed up. Well, I get signed up with these girls.
This entry is going to get a bit longer...
wait! im not done! ---->
The Eskimo on 04.24.04 @ 06:05 PM EST
It is going to take a while to get my traffic back up to what it was at my other site. True, it wasnt really high there, but I had 20-30 unique visitors a day. Thats high to me! A good day was 50. ;) So welcome to my little space on the web, a whole 250 MB worth. I am Fellow Eskimo, and if you dont know why you can read the about page.
So, where to begin? University is a good idea, just because it is on my mind. I am currently in the process of picking a university to go to...im not sure which! University of Houston...York University....Louisiana State University *gulps* or something that has yet to be seen. But I am in very good academic standing and I have a choice as to where I go...the only thing limiting? Ah yes, it makes the world go round', money. My parents of course want me to stay at home, go to an instate college..and of course, I dont want to. Typical college bound student thing. Maybe ill take a year off just to make them mad. ;)
I could go back to Scotland...but its just as expensive there. Even moreso though. And I found out today that harvard offers *no* merit based scholarships, well, that option is out ;) *coughlikeIcouldevergoanywaycough* Stanford university is a wonderful option, great program for what I want to do (international studies/languages[german]), unfotunally, the 30,000 dollar price tag (thats just tuition people) scares me right out of the door. And my favorite university (but I can afford) is the American University in Washington D.C. That is my ideal place to go to university, however, tuition for that place seems impossible.
My most likely place of higher education is to be the University of Houston. It looks good, priced right, and has the program I want. AND its out of state. It sounds pretty dang good. The only bad thing I have heard about it is that it has alot of mexicans...but thats not a huge problem for me. There are 35,000 enrolled students. Thats a *ton*, but its livable as long as I get residence. Sounds good, no?
And my recent surge in ACT scores has helped my confidence tremendiously. Although, no my spelling which still leave something to be desired. And this has been one long entry for me!
After much bartering with webhosters, and getting different moduals for a photolog, and getting this dang site set up. I finally have felloweskimo.net. Its taken me a dang long time. And I finally got this layout to work properly in Internet Explorer (the devils). So, there is much to rejoice about. Why dont you go and take a peek at the photolog.
