Camille Covers Turmoil in Middle East

Recently I had to cancel (again) my trip to Morocco because of the massive hoopla in the Arab world. For that, I feel its time I dedicate a blog entry to this matter.

First off, I have not kept a Katie Couric eye on the events but I've scanned the AOL 3 second news clips before something about Charlie Sheen comes up. (Because now I can't get enough of his drug). But when I do see news about the unrest in Libya and the Middle East, I immediately find myself cheering for the rebels. I think this is because my American History education has taught me rebels are bad asses and red coats are dumb because they stand out. But I really have no idea who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. If I was watching a movie when I was little, my dad would fill me in on which guys were which. But somehow I can't just ask "Gaddafi is the bad guy right...?" And maybe not every revolution was like ours. However this I wouldn't know because in America we learned that History, is American History. So of course I know that George Washington was Jesus' cousin and the world began in 1776. But about the turmoil in the East, there are countries I've never even heard of yathzee-ing it up. Djibouti? You're a country? I thought you were something I ate with naan. Disculpa, but the truth is I've never claimed to be a current affairs buff. I just merely analyze current events by how they make me feel, what movie I am reminded of or how I can pun around the words. To top things off, sometimes I accidentally say I am from the Middle East instead of the Midwest. If I were you, I would avoid having me on your Trivial Pursuit team. I'm more of a Cranium and MadGab girl. And I can Skip it for like hours.

That is the update. I hope this has been educational.