The Random 25: short-and-sweet

Out of desperation for something to write, I'm forced to follow suit and write 25 random things about myself that have nothing to do with anything relevant in my life, which is an admittedly wonderful distraction for me right now.

1. I'm very emotional, I cry for almost any reason.

2. My passion in life is Jesus Christ.

3. My most recent motto is "Knowledge is power."

4. I have the heart of a nomad. If I'm not just thinking about going somewhere I'm already planning the trip.

5. One of my favorite activities is going to my grandmother's to clip her toenails for her.

6. I am fluent in Spanish and can understand and speak some Portuguese.

7. My favorite person to spend time with is 7 years old.

8. I have to work really hard for an adrenaline rush... even paragliding didn't do it. But oddly enough, if I force the air out of my lungs and let my body go limp while closing my eyes at the top of the Power Tower, then I can feel the "drug" for an entire 1 and 1/2 seconds.

9. I wear long johns all winter long.

10. I think I could do life without ever getting married.

11. My parents' word is golden to me.

12. I'm a freak when it comes to following rules (this is a recent trait), I can't break even one.

13. I can comfortably go days without showering, sometimes I wonder if people can tell.

14. I love to PLAN!! I have excel sheets and lists and budgets and calendars all for 2009.

15. I know one line from almost every song ever written, just don't ask me who performed it...

16. I travelled through and lived in South America and plan to see the rest and more "up close" one day.

17. I live to write and was recently struggling through one of the worst blocks I've ever dealt with. Now I'm writing travel memoirs and will be published by the end of the summer.

18. In Africa, when I was five, I taught my three year-old neighbor English... after teaching myself to read.

19. Also, while in Africa and still five years old, I once saved a boy from drowning (with a help from my twin brother..)

20. I've walked the four day Inca Trail and reached Machu Picchu.

21. I love deliberate faith challenges and one of my favorite things is street evangelizing.

22. If you want to see me outraged, mistreat a child.

23. This is taking way too long to think up 25 clever things about myself...

24. Almost everything I own is a hand-me-down or a gift.

25. My room is decorated safari-island style... I even have a mosquito net.