Most of you undoubtedly remember the series popular in the 70´s and 80´s called, Choose Your Own Adventure, where
the reader experiences the book as though they are the protagonist,
deciding which part of the book to skip to based on decision points in
the story. I LOVED those books but think of them rarely, despite my
current lifestyle. Only a few days ago, when staying in a 6 person dorm
in Buenos Aires with 5 male roommates did this genius literature flash
back to me.
Scene: Yesh comes back from a great run through the rose gardens near her hostel in bohemian Palermo, Buenos Aires.
She is sweaty from the run, a little dirty from doing crunches on the
grass and her hair still smells of the club from the night before. Yesh
digs through her luggage to retrieve her shower stuff and within
seconds, has hopped under the steady cascade of water, cleansing her
body, to match her mind and spirit. Yesh exits the shower.
Yesh realizes that in her hasty dash to the shower, she has forgotten her clean clothes. (Dramatic pause) She has also forgotten her towel. (Yesh hits her own forehead and laughs to herself. The words, ¨What the ?$%&, Yesh?¨ run through her head.)
Decision Point: Dear reader, do you regretfully put your sweaty and dirty clothes from your run, back on your clean body?
Or, brave soul, do you make the mad dash to your belongings, risking being seen in your full glory by your roommates?
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