Lived with the Amacarra tribe in the Amazon jungle.Been chased through the jungle by helicopters with flamethrowers.Made Peru’s list of most wanted criminals.Made friends with a group of kids with electric powers like mine.For those keeping score, in the last year I’ve done the following: Which is what’s led to my new and very interesting life. There’s something about me that has always been very interesting-I’m just not allowed to tell anyone.
I know, boring.Īctually, what I just said about Tourette’s being the only interesting thing about me isn’t really true. I suppose the only thing vaguely interesting about me was my Tourette’s syndrome, which isn’t really that interesting because I don’t do any of the fascinating things that some people with Tourette’s do, like shout out swear words in public or make animal noises. I walked to school every day avoided bullies, the principal, most types of math, and organized sports and played video games with my best (and only) friend, Ostin, six out of seven days of the week. I lived with my mother, who worked as a checker at the grocery store, in a tiny apartment with eggshell-white walls and green shag carpet. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of Meridian, Idaho. I was just an average, no-name freshman at Meridian High School in Meridian, Idaho-a small town where the only thing above average is the cow-to-human ratio. In fact, my life was about as exciting as one of Ostin’s clogging recitals. My name is Michael Vey, and I’m definitely living in interesting times. My best friend, Ostin Liss, told me that there is an ancient Chinese curse that says:
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