Happy December! It's been a long time
since I have posted about my adventures in Nantes. I hope this one
gives you some perspective and makes you feel a little
uncomfortable...
Awkward. It's a word that we use in
uncomfortable situations. At times I feel my life is surrounded by
the awkward. For me, avoiding the awkwardness is almost impossible.
Recently I have been trying to embrace the awkward. My friend Holly
has a hand gesture to communicate that a situation is awkward. She is
like me and finds herself in awkward moments all the time.
One day while I was walking to a
restaurant, I held up my hand in the air for no reason. When we
passed a bar while walking and this man waved at me. So I thought
that I should wave back. The awkwardness came when we had to pass by
the same place again only minutes later. I hoped he wouldn't come out.
More awkward moments:
-Strange frenchman hitting on me in
bars, on the street or in other public areas..
-People staring when I speak english
with my friends
-Giving the bises (kiss for greeting)
but accidentally nose rubbing
-Inappropriate sex talk
-The french critiquing americans
-Little boys peeing in public without
warning
-Men peeing in public like little boys
-Not knowing someone's name when they
just said yours
-Brutal honesty: the bitter, honest truth (no one really wants to know)
-Fanny packs
-People noticing me sing out of tune
-Sweat pants
