This morning I rummaged to the bottom of my t-shirt pile categorizing as I rummaged. Most of the t-shirts went in to the "to be given or thrown away when leaving Honduras" pile. The t-shirt on the bottom was my "BaysDay" t-shirt. When I worked at Goldsmiths College in London, we had our 1st year science students be guides for groups of kids that attended the BaysDay event at Imperial College. The objectives were for the students to be aware of this annual science event for primary age kids and to get some experience with managing kids on a field trip. There were a few side objectives like picking up some science content from the activities they attended with their group. After our teacher trainee students got over the initial shock of having to cover the transport costs from southeast London to Kensington (about $10) , they generally reported a great experience, and they got a t-shirt and free lunch. I wonder how many remember the experience and have ever taken their own class to the event. (I just tried to Google "BaysDay" and can't find out if it is still happening.) Unfortunately this t-shirt I'm wearing is going in the 'to be left behind' pile, but since I went to BaysDay 3 years, I should have a couple more someplace.
On Friday the school here had Family Day. There was a real admin push to buy the "Family Day" t-shirt. Whenever there is an event here, there seems to be a t-shirt that accompanies the occasion. I escaped buying the "Family Day" t-shirt by making a belated plea that somebody consider having a commemortaive cap or handkerchief for the event. As I was sorting t-shirts this morning and considering if any of the half dozen EILL t-shirts I have collected while here will make the cut and be in a suitcase going back to the USA in June, I came across my coach's t-shirt from my time as the girls' basketball coach. It has my name embroidered on it. I figured that automatically makes it a keeper. The downside is it is it is made of that slick polyester material which makes it very uncomforable to wear. I can picture the box in the attic where it will end up. Something for my kids to sort through after I am gone when they have to do something with all the t-shirts and stuff that have made the cut through the years. I think I remember putting a BaysDay t-shirt in that box.
Hey, ran across this a while back. Thought it was a creative way to use all these old slightly sentimental shirts.
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There were some other ideas too, t shirt stuffed animals, t shirt lamp shades, t shirt hot air balloon. I might be making that last one up....
The slightly sentimental ones aren't making the cut. It is only those 100 or so t-shirts with deep cosmic significance that make it into the box in my attic.
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