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Skillz (To Pay the Billz)

I don't consider myself an unskilled person*. I can swing a hammer, carry a rock, or redesign a website with the best of them. But when it comes to skills that really come in handy while travelling, I don't really have any that lend themselves to making money on the road.

Enter the circus people. Here in Mexico, they have found themselves gigs working at clubs, teaching juggling lessons to local kids, entertaining at birthday parties, and of course working the streets*. They recently came out to Yelapa to take a break from the big city life of Puerto Vallarta and within hours, they lined up a work trade for that evening: juggling for food.

Well, the juggling went over so well that after the music, they called for more. A few of the Jollies had already gone home by that time, so they called on me, circus roadie and juggle understudy extrodenaire*, to help out. I've been on stage a few times here and there and never felt very comfortable*, but never in a situation as both low key and supportive as the Oasis. I really enjoyed myself and people said I did pretty well. I didn't get any free food, however. Oh well, maybe next time I will have enough gumption to arrange something fancy for myself.

Wednesday January 16 2008

File under: travel, Mexico

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on Wed 16th Jan, 2008 08:57 pm PST Emily said:
Perhaps the subtitle should read: Will Juggle For Food
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on Wed 16th Jan, 2008 09:00 pm PST Andrew said:
You misspelled "skills"
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on Thu 17th Jan, 2008 01:40 am PST Luke said:
... and "Bills"
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on Thu 17th Jan, 2008 03:30 pm PST Ryan said:
I knew the back-up bench warming juggler/chef would get his crack at the limelight.
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on Fri 18th Jan, 2008 10:49 pm PST Mom said:
Hey, Wren, what's your theory about theatre/non-theatre people?
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