7 Things about Chirol

Was tagged by Eddie for the meme of 7, or Better Know A Victorian. Younghusband went first, so here I go. According to the ‘rules’ here are 7 random facts about yours truly.

1. I collect handmade brass coffee pots, known as djezvas (or cezves)

2. Despite being a conservative and staunchly anti-hippie, one of my favorite bands is Phish.

3. The only sports team I’ve ever been on was competitive shooting in high school.

4. I used to own three llamas…and I miss them.

5. As a Southerner, I feel a great affinity with southern Germans and southern Italians and regularly diss northerners of various nationalities.

6. I won a Ford Mustang convertible several years before I could legally drive.

7. Although I’ve now visited around 30 countries and lived abroad for around 7 years, when I was a teenager, I had little interest in travel and tried to opt out of any and all trips by asking for the money that would have been spent on me instead.