I was sitting next to my dear friend Emily in chapel. We’re currently at a college and seminary in Cambodia teaching various subjects including Music Theory, English, and Public Speaking. After our Public Speaking course, Emily and I walked to chapel but I had forgotten my pen. So I asked her if she had an extra.
It’s been a running joke among my team that Emily is like Mary Poppins, prepared for EVERYTHING simply by carrying around her Kavu bag. So I knew she had an extra pen. I sat there as she took out a large bottle of sugar, a hairbrush, and her beloved mirror, when she stopped and smirked.
Turns out she has everything else, but doesn’t have a pen.
SO I decided to play a fun game. I took Emily’s bag and wanted to document exactly what she carries around at every waking second. Here we go—
Me – “Is there an animal in here?”
Em – *pause* “I don’t think so…”
If you need it Em has:
* Wallet
* Mascara
* Large mirror
* Concealer
* Blush
* Makeup brush (x2)
* Lipstick
* Lip liner
* 3 mini bottles of hot sauce
* Old grocery list
* Bug spray towelette
* Insect repellant lotion
* Dry shampoo
* Plastic grocery bag
* Toothbrush (that she used to stir her coffee this morning)
* Toothpaste (x2)
* Coffee creamer packets (x7.5)
* Bottle of sugar (454 g, aka very large)
* Mac charger
* iPhone charging cube (x2)
* Headphones
* Battery pack charger
* Journal
* Bible
* Hygienic face mask
* Very old stick gum
* Normal gum
* Used gum wrappers (x10)
* Essential oils
* Used napkin
* 1 DayQuil capsule
* Pocket change – 90 pesewas (Ghanaian currency) and a dime
* Excedrin migraine
* A handful of loose crushed cheddar Pringles
* A deck of cards
* Chapstick
* 2 pairs of ear plugs
* Pair of earrings
* 1 necklace
* Luggage lock
* Unidentified key (but not for the above luggage lock)
* Diet Coke
* Hand sanitizer
* Broken head of a hot pink hairbrush
We call Emily “the Queen of the Bouje,” and you can probably see why. But truly, truly I tell ya she’s the first to volunteer for everything, first to serve everyone, and first to fight for anyone. She is daily the hands and feet of Jesus, and she kindly turns the other cheek when my team and I give her a little flack for the very large bag constantly on her back : ). But who’s laughing now when I’m typing this and would die for some dry shampoo and a stick of gum?
