In the eye of the beholder

Have you ever had someone tell you that you had food on your face? It might be slightly embarrassing, but I'm always grateful for the people who serve as my mirrors and help me out when unaware.

But sometimes the person trying to fix your look gets it wrong. You think there's a story in this? Of course!

After about a month of living on Clove Island, I was walking away from my house toward a teammate's house when a neighbor waved me over to her shop.

This baby has also had black eyebrows drawn on her.

"Come!" she yelled.  Well, that I understood. I came over to her.

"Come closer"  -- uh, okay. I was a little closer to her than I was comfortable with, but it's not like I knew the culture yet, so maybe there was something I needed to learn.

Nope, it was too close alright. Next thing I knew, she was drawing on my face!

"Ah, you're so beautiful!" she exclaimed, and handed me a mirror.

Know what she drew? BLACK EYEBROWS. And then she gifted me with the pencil so I could look pretty all the time.

And then I proceeded to walk through town with my black eyebrows, 'cause I was late and didn't want to go home just to wash my face.

So are you beautiful? Depends on who you ask. Some people might say you need black eyebrows and then you'll be pretty.