I have a bizarre interest in flags of various countries. I like learning and identifying them. My dad bought an app on his Droid called GeoQuiz. It's a 20 question quiz over geographical categories like capitals, plains and plateaus, rivers and lakes, foods, population, etc. My favorite category? Flags.
For instance: My personal favorite flag is the Togian flag.
"The red square symbolizes the loyalty and the patriotism of the people towards their country. The green represents hope, fertility and agriculture. Yellow stands for the country's mineral wealth and the faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity. The white star represents life, purity, peace, dignity and Togo's independence. The five stripes represent the nation's five distinct geographical regions." That's deep.
Next up, Libyan flag.
Libya's flag is probably the most interesting to me. I like how Libyans chose to be simple and down with the law. Of course, green IS their national color. It's also a symbol of Muammar al Qaddafi's 'Green Revolution', which, if you're naive toward all of this, was Libya's "intention to turn Libya into a wealthy agricultural nation." I guess to a Libyan national colors come first. Plus green's my favorite color.
Oh, you want another flag? Okay.
The Kuwaiti flag.
Back when I was in 2nd grade, we had an exchanged student from Kuwait. Her name was Lulwah Al-Doukhi. When she came to my school in Indiana she, along with her four siblings, knew only a few English words. To be nice, I introduced myself. Aware that she has no idea what I was saying, I talked to her and tried to help her with her English. Her going to speech and my teaching her simple words helped her with her English immensely. Eventually we became friends-- best friends. Her parents wouldn't allow her to come to my house, so I hung out at her house a few times. One time I had dinner with Lulu (her nickname) and her family. You know, Kuwaiti food is pretty delicious!! Unfortunately I can't remember the name of it, but Lulu's mama cooked this Hamburger Helper-looking dish. IT WAS SO YUMMY. Later that day I came to a realization: I just experienced my first Kuwaiti vibe.
Lulu was in my class from 2nd to 4th grade. I have a theory that my teachers saw how well I interact with Lulu, and she would be more comfortable if we were in the same class. Lulwah and her family moved back to Kuwait when she and I were in 4th grade. We didn't have any way to contact each other and the only thing I have left of her is a picture of her and I at our siblings' band concert.
This is why I love Twitter:
A couple months ago I signed on to Twitter and noticed I had a DM. The DM read "hey remember me? :)". The message was from LULWAH AL-DOUKHI!!!! She followed me, I followed her and BAM! We're friends again!
Okay, last flag:
Nepal. Pretty palpable as to why this is one of my favorites. "The crimson/red color is a traditional Nepalese color and the blue outlined edge represents the country's peaceful nature. The two triangular portions of the Nepalese flag represent the Himalayan Mountains and the two main religions of the nation - which are Buddhism and Hinduism. The moon and sun originally represented the royal family and the prime minister's family, the Rana family. They also represent the country's desire to live as long as the sun and moon." An immortal vampire country. I like the sound of that. I like that the Nepalese are complete rebels and have a pointy B shaped flag. Ridin' solo. But I love how spiritual they are, for reelz.
Okay, nerd alert corner is over. Just wanted to share my flag vibe with y'all. This has been fun.
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