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English Teacher, Performing Monkey, Ger-Dweller Extraordinaire

Peace Corps Mongolia (M20) !


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So, mix cds and books are currency here, traded in excited whispers in the volunteer lounge or over the rare coffee in the cafe frequented by every ex-pat in the country. My friend Larry, who I trained with over the summer, made me a copy of Tori Amos’s new cd, “Abnormally Attracted to Sin” and I must say, I am quite pleased, no, elated, with the result. I found Tori’s past couple of albums to be utter disappointments, weak imitations of the snarling, stiletto-wearing, piano-grinding goddess she used to be, with all the blunt honesty of break-ups, miscarriages and Jesus. AATS is like a lounge lizard “Choirgirl” with bursts of technicolor, and Tori has maintained her MILF status in the fold-outs. “There are those, those who give blood, I give love,” she growls on the first track and, funny enough, I can think of no better way to describe the work I believe I am doing in the Peace Corps. So, thanks Tori, for getting back on track and delivering the goods to your die-hards. Much appreciated in Mongolia.

So, mix cds and books are currency here, traded in excited whispers in the volunteer lounge or over the rare coffee in the cafe frequented by every ex-pat in the country. My friend Larry, who I trained with over the summer, made me a copy of Tori Amos’s new cd, “Abnormally Attracted to Sin” and I must say, I am quite pleased, no, elated, with the result. I found Tori’s past couple of albums to be utter disappointments, weak imitations of the snarling, stiletto-wearing, piano-grinding goddess she used to be, with all the blunt honesty of break-ups, miscarriages and Jesus. AATS is like a lounge lizard “Choirgirl” with bursts of technicolor, and Tori has maintained her MILF status in the fold-outs.

“There are those, those who give blood, I give love,” she growls on the first track and, funny enough, I can think of no better way to describe the work I believe I am doing in the Peace Corps. So, thanks Tori, for getting back on track and delivering the goods to your die-hards. Much appreciated in Mongolia.

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