The girl, the greek, and the Eiffel Tower

I´ve been asked so many times what happened to my legs and ankle that I'm tired of saying, "Oh that, I was just a breakfast monster running for free food and didn't see the one solitary stair and fell flat on my face." So I'll share with you some of my other versions that I told people when they asked me what happened.


Well, we were walking in Vienna when I saw a little girl walking across the street, right into the path of an oncoming tram car. I screamed, "No little girl, no!" and pushed her out of the way only to be pummeled by the train car myself. So I ended up with a few gashes and a sprained ankle, but it was all worth it to save the poor little girl.

Well, I was in Greece and this nice Greek guy asked me out for a drink. So I went out with him to a bar and we got talking when his girlfriend came in, who I didn't know about and she seemed just as surprised to see me. Her Greek temper raged and she came storming at me like a bull. Punches were thrown, a switchblade appeared (thus the cut up knees) and I was knocked down. By the time the police got there the damage was already done. But I'll tell you, I won't be going out with any Greek guys again any time soon.

Well, I was in Paris and I'd had a few too many drinks when we walked across the city to the Eiffel Tower. I decided that it would be a great idea to scale the Eiffel Tower to get a better look at the city. I made it about 20ft. off the ground when I lost my footing and fell. It was only the next morning when I woke up in a jail cell that I realized how hurt I was. Who knew it was illegal to climb the Eiffel Tower?


I always told the truth at the end. At Hostel Ruthenstiener in Vienna though, I forgot the last part. So apparently word of my heroic act spread and a few people began asking me about it. I was happy to escape my lies when we took a train to Switzerland the next morning. The other girls in our train compartment were from our hostel, and when we started talking about my ankle she replied, "At least it was for a good reason right? I mean saving the little girl from the tram car and all." I replied hesitantly, "Yeah, about that..."