Field Guide to the 2012-2013 Palawan SM Crew

Yankee Golf. (MegMalaria”)/”I’m a biology major…I know everything there is to know about life!”/Description: short (e.g. Palawano-sized), with BIG hair that becomes bigger with each day in the jungle. Generally accompanied by a faint aroma of DEET, since she’s adamant about preventing another episode of Malaria. Although she’s pale-skinned and light-eyed, there’s no denying her Mexican-ness./Habits: Although, someday, she’ll be teaching high school and elementary science, her current position is head cook of her Spoon Village. You’ll always hear her before you see her, whether she’s singing in the shower…or tripping over something. Was disappointed to find Palawanos aren’t big on siestas. Vocalizations: Spanish, then English, then Palawano-especially when talking to cats. “Ay madre!” typical alarm call.

Charlie Hotel (“MegGiggles”) /(“we were like Little House on the Prairie….but with headlamps.”/Not Palawano-sized, nor Palawano-pigmented. However, defies hookworms by adopting optimal Palawano footwear (read: NAKED FEET). Often attached to a cat, since few are compassionate enough to acknowledge their presence, this is a relatable field monk. Someday, she’ll get carpal tunnel from her prolific letter-spawning. Needs plenty of sleep---and even more soy sauce. Her day job is a nurse at the clinic…but by night, she fixes the team with her magical, mysterious, questionable tasting herbal potions. No one would complain if she just switched to full time massage therapist….mmm./Vocalizations:Varried. Dawn chorus a beeping watch alarm that wakes us ALL, except the MegGiggles herself.

Alpha Golf (“MegCaptin Obvious”) “well if you cut your finger off with that machete, I’ve got a band-aid for that!”/Lanky, pale, decidedly un-Palawano sized. Covered with sandy hair the Palawano fledglings love to pull! Basic plumage includes camel-back, cleats, radio, and >2 knives./A species of absolutes, Alpha Golf is always in proximity to Echo Golf, never far from a food source, and is NEVER EVER unprepared for ANYTHING. Before training commenced, he wasn’t thrilled about the abundance of X-chromosomes the team contains-perhaps, this has to do with the fact that a big part of his job entails fixing the things we break—yeahh, we’ve got the better end of the deal, no doubts about it./Slight Ohio twang; funny Ohio expressions, like “over yonder.”

Kilo-Kilo (MegRippyPants”)/”too much sun, not enough seasoning.”/Her affinity for green is a diagnostic feature, as is the muddy patch on her rump—this latter field make is the testament to her frequent encounters with gravity, generally triggered by somebody else’s unintentional study of the Palawano mud../Prefers habitat with ample hammocks, soccer fields, and the bananas. Her tendency to eat PB straight from the jar has established her rank as THE PEANUT BUTTER MONSTER, and her frequent stepping through the bamboo floor has ensured the business of Alpha Golf./Contagious, high-pitched, laughing attacks that transform into coughing fits.