Jonny Makes The Radio!

Below is a funny story about my roommate that happened this Saturday. The funniest part about the story isn't that he fell off a taxi, but that it made the radio!

Here is an email I received from him:

"Well, since the story has already be reported on the radio, I thought I should go ahead and fess up. I fell off a moving taxi today. I got on a taxi near my house. A full minute hadn’t even passed before I was lying in the street. The driver hadn’t given me enough room to sit on the back, and he lacked the ability to control the weight of the bike. He was swerving wildly and I fell right off the back. I hit hard on my left hip and left palm. At first I was shocked and just lay there, staring back at 7/11 upside down. The sounds of the quickly forming crowd yelling at the driver snapped me back. I don’t know what they were saying, but I knew I was really embarrassed and I wanted to get out of there, so I jumped back on the same taxi and said, “Ale, ale.” Not the brightest move, I know. I just wanted to get out of there. Another taxi driver who spoke good English came up beside us and asked if I was ok. I said sure, just so I could get out of there. The rest of the ride was full of fear, tight grips, and slow speeds. The driver tried to do better. I think he was just happy I didn’t yell at him. When I got off the taxi, I still had a 30-minute hike over a river and up a mountain (which was real fun with my sore hip). I was so sweaty when I arrived, that the host offered me a towel. My hip and wrist are still sore.

The best part is that some of our seniors just told me that the whole eyewitness account was broadcast on the radio less than a hour after it happened. They said a Sonlight teacher fell off a taxi and got back on. They gave a description of the clothes I was wearing but didn’t give my name (thank goodness). They made fun of me for getting back on (which I probably deserved). I guess I can say I had my 15 minutes of fame in Port-de-Paix!"

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I don't know how the story made it to the radio so fast, but I have a feeling it has something to do with our students. The radio station which is down the street is owned by the father of one of my students. I cannot wait until Monday to ask Jean, one of my Juniors, how they found out. I am mostly amazed at the fact that this made the radio....that there wasn't something more important to talk about.