A conversation i had with the post office lady went something like this.

after hearing i was from peru and not from mexico or an eskimo, she told me
'that means you dont have to play instruments',
why not?
'cause you guys have that flute thing'.
a pan flute?
'yeah'
'and you guys sacraficed people, like apocolyptico'
apoctowhat?!
' dont you know your history?! you know sacraficing and stuff'
yeah well so you know, im adopted
'by white parents?'
yeah, by whitey.
'oh, did people think they stole you?'
i never thought of that before.
'were they jewish?'
what?
'were they jewish?'
no
'so they were good..?'
yes, they were not jewish And good. where are you from?
'phillipines...but i think i was a polar bear in my past life cause im scared of the water and i eat tunafish everyday.'
i do too!
well i gotta go, but im looking forward to talking to you later, tell me some stories.
'i got stories to tell'
i bet you do, and im gonna record them. lets make a cd. ok i gotta get outta here before i lose my mind. bye!
'bye!'