It occurred to me tonight that very soon I will be boarding a plane for a country where
almost all the inhabitants have dark hair and dark eyes. I have blue, blue, eyes and blonde hair (okay, so it was blonde when I was young and now it’s
Miss Clairol, but it’s still blonde, damn it). Is this going to be like when I
was a child living in Japan and Crete? Are people going to continually touch my
hair and make comments about my eyes? I don’t like people horning in on my personal space
and touching me, unless they are swatting a wasp away from me . Do I need to buy brown contact lenses and change over to Miss Clairol
brunette? Are my hair and eyes going to be a hindrance and distraction when
I arrive in Abu Dhabi? Will I be able to blend in and "people watch" at the mall the
way I do now? I love to people watch, but it has to be done discreetly and I can't people watch if people are watching ME.
I am driving myself crazy over the little things.
Will they have vanilla wafers? Will the desalinated
water make my hair coarse and dry? Will I be able to find a good bookstore for Saturday
browsing? Will I ever figure out the dirham currency exchange rate? Will I be able
to converse with my students’ parents or will I be reduced to just standing there and smiling stupidly? Will I be able to get all my current medications (very important at my age)? Will I suddenly develop a craving for pork BBQ and Brunswick stew (I haven’t
eaten pork in over two years..)? Will I
be able to stop uttering “fuck” under my breath every so often (bad, bad habit)? Will I find out who shot J.R..... wait that was
in 1980. Never mind. I think the Miss Clairol is getting to my brain.
The People Watching eyes.....
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