So I got a call about a week ago from Happy Isaac Durst, co-host of Easy English on EBS. He wanted to know if it was okay to nominate me for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Isaac had just been nominated himself. Good guy that he is, he called to ask for my permission before shooting his video.
Isaac was the model of patience as I hemmed and hawed on the phone. I didn’t mind giving money to a good cause. I had no problem getting a bucket ice water dumped on my head. My hesitation came from not knowing anyone to whom I could pass the bucket along. I’m not exactly popular. Still, I agreed to be nominated and made it my mission to find people three people who like me. I resorted to people outside the country.
I know the rule is to do your own video within 24 hours, but I didn’t care. Following Isaac’s example, though, I got permission from my three vict . . . friends and made my video yesterday. Luckily I was able to enlist the help of my fellow teachers Daniel Brodie and Eldin Husic and their sons, Benjamin, Mesha, and Tarik who, frankly, are the best part of the video.
Thank you, Isaac, for getting me involved in this fine cause. Thank you Julia, Kathrin, and Philipp for agreeing to be nominated. And thank you Daniel, Benjamin, Eldin, Mesha, and Tarik for making the video fun. Here it is!
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