Betel Nuts and KB
When we won Joe and Edwin, they brought alcohol. I do not drink (rcovering alchy) and it sucked not to because out there, anything that could make you forget you were there was like plutonium to jihadists.
I do smoke, so when I saw them chewing the betel nuts, I thought that was like their chewing tobacco.
The betel nut alone is not the mind blower. It is the white lime powder that they sprinkle on it before they wrap the leaf around it.
Edwin had an extra step in making his in that he had a hand woven case full of benson & hedges. He would rip off the filter and add the cigarette to it, then the leaf.
I stole a cigarette out of Edwins bag and because I had no pockets, I gave it to Eliza cuz she said she had a pocket.
Me and James smoked it by the fire. Apparently night vision cameras see more than I give them credit for, cuz they took it out of Edwins bag when I went to steal more.
Anyway, Joe and Ed made me 3 betel nuts in a row, first your mouth goes numb.
Then the island starts spinning. Then you proceed to put your head in the sand to make it stop. Then you watch as 2 buddha-bellied Palauns start laughing at you. You then put your arms around their necks and say "Sure, make fun of the skinny white girl getting all messed up on betel nuts." Then you start kissing Palauans on the cheeks and go to the shelter to lay down and hope that you don't puke where you have to sleep.
Parvati said that she thought if I would have slept with one of them, they would have left us more booze.
True story. The End.
And thanks Eliza for putting that smokey treat in your pocket. It was the best damn cigarette me and James have ever had.














