Fitting Together

I went down to Coles the other day, and it was a very uneventful, run of the mill shopping for the centre expedition. That is, of course, until I got to the check out. I was lining up for my usual lady. She is fairly old, grossly overweight, but very proficient at swiping groceries. There is one person in front of me when I feel a tap on my elbow. Into view comes a young blonde check out chick. She says that I can head down to her lane as she is just about to open it. This is pretty sweet I think as I don't have to wait any longer. So I go down, and ask her how her day is going. This as when it started. I was about to find out what an interesting person this girl was.

She started off by telling me how she had just finished her final university exam for the year. She was doing a degree in social sciences. She was saying how she finds it very interesting, and how she's excited to be able to have a break for the next few months. Then she asked me if I was a student, I laughed, then I told her what I did. She got very excited by this too, and explained that that is what her husband would like to get into. I said how it could be very rewarding work. She spoke about how the government is trying to stop males from working in the industry, and how her husband was having a tough time. Next she spoke about how there are plenty of jobs out there for people, it's just that some people have a too high opinion of themself and aren't willing to do some menial type jobs. She then explained how her husband was from Mexico and he was willing to do pretty much any job, and then told me the past 5 jobs that her husband has had, and why he eventually gave them up. Next she went on to talk about how when she was in Mexico things were alot tougher there, and that is why her husband is so eager to work out here, he sees a lot of opportunities. I then found out where this girl had met her future husband, the internet. Apparently she had met him during school, then when school finished she went to Mexico for a year, down the South near Guatemala, to be with him. When that year ended they both returned here to Australia. They have an 18 month old child together. She then said that she was only 20 years old. Pretty wild huh? And I found all this out in the time that it took to swipe $90.22 worth of groceries. She actually tried to swipe some of the next ladies groceries as well.

I think that this just goes to show that each and every person has an interesting and individual story behind them. This girl just didn't need as much coaxing a most of us. I think that this is nice. Most people are afraid of being judged, and this girl had no fear of that. She just presented herself for who she is to a complete stranger, and I admire that. I still think she's crazy though.