Disclaimer: All in good humor and fun! (^.^)
First of all, survive on 1 meal a day, presumably the lovely and irreplaceable Shopska salad, tomatoes, paprika, onions, lettuce, pepper, salt, smothered in a heap of grated soft white goat cheese. Snacks, if necessary, should be peaches or cherries or otherwise delicious fruits in season.
Second, drink loads of thick Bosnian coffee in the morning. This will empty your bowels of all the food / drink of the day before.
Third, forget your ferry ticket, or your concert ticket, and run back and forth half a kilometer to retrieve said belongings in 10 minutes before concert starts or ferry leaves.
Fourth, scale EVERY SINGLE fortress/dungeon/palace that you can, don’t forget the 300 steps to the highest point of the cliffside citadel.
Fifth, walk 1 kilometer every day to hitchhike out of a major city, bonus if sun takes off 1 kilo in sweat of summer heat.
Sixth, bike 20 kms on your restful days to ensure that your legs never get a break from pumping action.
Seventh, perform runners under the influence of tequila and strange heart-attack-inducing shooters composed of mozarts, kahlua, espresso, and bailey’s. Run for a good 10 minutes to ensure loss of kilos gained and, as bonus, you won’t spend the night in a foreign jail!
Eighth, down three shots of sweet peach-flavored rakia while chatting up lesbians in a smoky bar to induce bulimia-resembling effects.
Ninth, dance the craziest you have in your life for 8 hours of the night at a 26-stage, 4-night concert!
HAHA not saying I’ve done all these things. HAHA.
Oh, it’s my birthday! I’ve been able to drink legally in the US for 1 whole year as of today WOWWW!
I AM IN STITCHES, and I had to read this to Kelvin I couldn’t resist. He asked if we could forward it to Desi as he was sure she would just loved the humor. BUT as a dutiful mother I asking if it would be alright. And while I am asking can I send that piece to Aunty Yvonne? I know she will just love it?! You decide!!!
You have such a wonderful way at looking at life, full of humor and I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF ANGST associated with the living of that life!! But I also know you have gathered a store of material from which to write.
AND I WAS HOPING to find you online somewhere for me to send some sort of BIRTHDAY GREETING. No place to send a gift, or flowers or cards???
How can you leave a mother and hanai dad stranded out here. No place to put all the emotions and well wishes but send these little tidbits?!!! ha, ha
YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
the Mommy and the hanai Daddy (KaHuihui)