Morjes!

Welcome to my blog. I write about fitting in, sticking out, and missing the motherland as a serial foreigner.

October 2nd, outsourced

BYU-Idaho has banned the man-bun. I repeat: BYU-IDAHO HAS BANNED THE MAN-BUN. [HT Jeremy]

How a fake typhus epidemic saved a Polish town from the Nazis.

Sorry for The Daily Mail (I KNOW), but the story was worth it - a woman is wearing a 120-year-old wedding dress that has been worn by 11 of her relatives before her!

I was horrified by this woman's story of how, despite her constant vigilance, she almost killed her nut-allergic child by letting down her label-reading guard for one absent-minded moment. So scary.

For YEARS, like since I have had kids, I have thought that a jogging stroller that I could pull like a trailer would be so much more comfortable and efficient. Now there is such a thing. It looks awesome. (Well, no, it looks a little silly, but it looks like it would be awesomely liberating to run with.)

The joyful, illiterate kindergartners of Finland. [HT Susanne]

Here's a collection of heartwarming dashcam-type videos. Discussion questions: do we think those are Mormon missionaries at 2:39? And what in the actual freak is going on in the segment starting at 5:50 and why are we supposed to be heartwarmed by it?

School days

Finland FAQ