I had been pretty quiet and awkward for the first week, as I am when I
meet new people, and was kind of just tagging along with them, but I soon made
myself integral to the group via “that’s what she said” and other innuendos.
A few of them now relish speaking in an American accent (that
sounds nothing like anywhere in America). “Mwaniker” is my new name, but they also call me by singing my full name. It cracks my shit up. When they request my English
accent, they call me out for speaking “posh.”
They call me their mum because I’m prepared for all
situations. All I do is have the map memorized, have everything in its place
(OCD), carry a Swiss army knife, and have safety pins to be considered “so
efficient it makes me sick.” I’ve also been nicknamed a walking encyclopedia
since I share random facts.
So here's a "hey, hey" to Binx, Scott, Adele, Luke, Jess, and Richard.