Neptune day!
Neptune day is the day you cross the equator, but we actually celebrated it the day after we crossed. It is also the day people shave their heads – tradition rules! You may be glad to hear that I did NOT have my head shaved, but I did get it cut. The faculty/staff and some dependents dressed up as part of King Neptune’s court, and the rest of us had “fish guts” (which weren’t actually fish guts at all, but rather a slimy, smelly concoction of some sort) poured on us, walked through the pool, and kissed a fish to make the transformation from “pollywog” to “seaback.” You would not believe how many people shaved their heads…it was insane! And yes, there were girls who did it too. One of my friends, Alex, had really long hair, and he did NOT want to cut it off or shave it, but he eventually gave in. Since he had already missed the huge gathering of people to shave their heads, Catherine chopped it off and shaved it for him. It was hilarious.
-KW-
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