Takin' Dad's Advice...mostly

Do you remember my April Fool's blog I made a couple weeks ago? I pretended that I saw a snake and scorpion and that I tried to beat them with my shoe. When my dad talked to me later about my hypothetical defense tactics, he informed me I had it wrong. I was not supposed to use a shoe, but I was supposed to use a long stick or something that could keep my distance from the dangerous creature in case it made a lunge at me.

So this morning I went to go use my shower and there was a scorpion in the shower. (For realz this time...promise!) Once I had recovered from my initial, superhero, manly reaction (because men like me don't get scared at all; we just flex our muscles), I thought quickly of the advice given to me.

But wait, I need a picture!

Once I had the picture taken, I looked for what stick could effectively kill a scorpion. Nothing really that great.

What would Dad do in this case? Hmm, okay something to keep my distance he says. Got it.

I went with Mundri's best resource--a mango. So long story short, it worked. But it was dad's advice that kept me focused during this moment. I know it wasn't a stick, but I hope you are proud.

Here is a picture of the scorpion next to the drain plug in its last moments. Some of you might be saying, "Adam, this is small. Why would you write a whole blog post about that measly thing?"
Well, to you I say, "Go watch the most recent Indiana Jones." In that movie, Harrison Ford informs us that "when it comes to scorpions, the bigger the better." Therefore, small = not good. So there.

I am teaching at school now. Here are some things to pray for with that:
1) Patience and cultural understanding for me.
2) Teachers for the school. They are way too few. I am teaching up to 3 separate classes at the same time. I get sweaty walking from class to class all the time.
3) An overall revival of the education system here.