The Isabelle O'Keeffe Insect Experience

This whole experience should infact be called Isabelle's Creature Extravaganza! The past month has seen me grapple with various life forms. I have shared a sleeping bag with a miniature mouse, washed my teeth with cockroaches staring back at me, slept in the desert amongst a continuous assault of dung beetles, had showers with gekhos suctionpadding their way across walls and even done a pooh in an indian toilet behind a restaurrant in Fort Kochi only to look down and see somewhat large crab-type pinches make their way past my recent deposit up through the toilet hole and out into the night! Seemingly these creatures have been planted at my every destination to test my strenght of character and squimishness. I honestly don't know how much more I can take...only time will tell!

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Anonymous said…
Thank you for all the pictures in your photo album. We can see how you feel good with Elodie. It seems an extraordinary trip. The pictures are so beautifull. Sorry for my english. I have not lurn since 26 years.
Good luck for the rest of your travel. And Kiss for you and Elodie from Elodie's maratre, her father and little daughter Mathilde.
06 December, 2005 22:56
Anonymous said…
Ooh er, that sounds like a pooh for the ages. Considering that most irish people struggle when a daddy long-legs makes its way into the bathroom, this experience can only make ya stronger iz.
JJ
10 December, 2005 16:52
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