My friend Cati and me, on top of the world
This week I went camping with REI employees in Yosemite. It was really funny being the only one who did not work for the outdoor equipment store. Most of their conversations revolved around high-tech gear which I could only dream of affording or knowing how to use, and to the untrained ear the employees’ exchanges sounded highly ridiculous.
A: Is that the new Marmot sleeping bag?
B: Ya, I Pro-Dealed it last week and so far I’m loving it.
A: I’m not surprised, it’s a basic 15 but it’s got great loft.
B: Very true. I was going to test out Big Agnes but the Marmot’s vertical baffles really sold me.
On every prior camping trip I’ve ever taken, we’ve struggled for close to an hour to pitch the tent and subsisted on PB&Js when we failed to light the camping stove. Camping with people in the know is my new favorite thing.
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Jenny
Jenny Marshall studied Language, Culture, and Society at the University of California Santa Barbara, and now teaches English in Spain. Here she writes about the intersection of language and culture, and lives a life translated by travel.
