Sunday, March 16, 2008

Getty Good Samaritanism


Good times at The Getty. I met this odd lot on the tram. They barely spoke English and were completely confused once we arrived at the top. Since my date hadn't shown up, I took it upon myself to help them around. I think they're Slavic, but not 100% sure. The woman, Feely, used a lot of gesture to communicate that she has five little girls at home (Dorys, Lola, I forget the others) - she went on and on about them, like a mother hen. I think one of them lives on the roof (she must've meant the attic). Her husband, Dahg, is the one in green. I'm sticking with the Slavic guess because he's a little Borat-like in his mannerisms (most Western Europeans know not to touch the art or lay on the sculptures). The one on the left was exceedingly nice, and perhaps a little too excitable. He talked non-stop and I feel bad I wasn't able to understand much of it, but I smiled a lot (which might have been a mistake). I think his name is Steenkye.