Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Life in a glass house

My friend Caitlin had a karaoke birthday party a couple weeks back and invited me along. I got to meet some new people, sing some songs, eat some cake... All around good times.

About a week later Caitlin called me, laughing... It turns out that one of the guests I met at the party told Caitlin he thought I was a foreign exchange student.

???

Nothing against foreign exchange students... but... uh... that's kind of messed up.

Then I remembered this amazing sweater I wore as a joke on New Year's Eve. Only... everyone thought I was serious and several people told me they thought I was some Nordic dude doing my Nordic thing.



Fine. I talk funny. I'm confused about what to do with my hair. Sometimes I wear black jeans. I apparently give the thumbs-up in photos. I guess I'll just embrace my Anglo Saxon roots and start looking for a host family.

Any volunteers?

All my enmity free foreign love,

H.R.

6 comments:

Nikki said...

:) You can stay with me. But, as my host "child" you will be expected to take out the trash!

Rachel said...

I just had a good laugh. Thank you.

mjm said...

this is absolutely classic. i really have never met anyone quite like you...i just never was smart enough to connect it to the fact that you are a foreigner.

Megan said...

Oh my gosh... that is seriously hilarious!

alysonedmunds said...

More blog posts please HR, they are pretty entertaining:)

PLANET HANSEN said...

I LOVE the sweater! I give it a big thumbs up! So awesome to have a Nordic nephew! :) :)