Fire-eaters and jugglers
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
April 2, 2019 7:36pm CST
When I was approaching adulthood in Australia, it was a big deal for people to go overseas. Certainly young people wouldn’t go traipsing off all over the countryside, backpacking their way here and there. Or at least, no-one I knew did.
But in recent years we’ve hosted quite a few young travellers and met even more. The latest couple have interesting stories, as they all do. Vince met the girl on the plane coming back from Nepal. We gave her a lift to the middle of Perth, Western Australia. Several months later she got in touch and came to stay for a few days while looking for work in the area. Her partner has now joined her but they aren’t staying with us although they’ve spent a weekend here.
He was studying electrical engineering and is from Quebec, Canada. She in Italian but spent four years at university in France. They converse in French although their English is very good. But here is the interesting part: they met at a juggling convention/carnival in the Azores. They both juggle and eat fire and I don’t know what else. I think that’s pretty cool.
The photo is of Julia posing as a hitch-hiker for a story I wanted to write for another site.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Apr 19
You have an interesting life.
Here if you bring someone home with you they will kill you while you sleep.
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@moffittjc (128831)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Apr 19
I agree with you Andria. It would dangerous in the US to bring someone home with you. Especially a backpacker (which in America translates into "homeless person"). I would be very distrustful of bringing anyone inside my home that I don't know.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
3 Apr 19
We had this girl who we met on a beach here. She was travelling alone
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr 19
@allknowing It looks like you are on a beach.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 Apr 19
Its great to meet other people from different places.
Not your usual job juggling and fire eating and I don´t know how they do it have see one or two on Spain Has Got Talent.
Great photo.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 Apr 19
@JudyEv
I only see them on the Television and its just amazing to me at least.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 It's very impressive isn't it?
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
3 Apr 19
So they have hot tongues in more ways than one! Did they give you a demo? They sound like a fun couple!
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
3 Apr 19
@JudyEv OH yes you are just coming out of summer so I guess everything is as dry as bone!
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But fire-eating is probably okay. They've taught us a couple of new dice games too.
@snowy22315 (208782)
• United States
3 Apr 19
Yikes, it makes me nervous to think of a young girl hitchiking alone..but it's probably a piece of cake after fire eating and juggling!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
3 Apr 19
Wow ! They two can actually perform such acrobatic stunts.I remember you mentioned that they were with an orchard.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 19
@changjiangzhibin89 It is. I think they only have to do it for a week then they move on to picking grapes.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
3 Apr 19
I have a few friends with circus skills, - nice that you were able to help her hitch her way around
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@AliCanary (4397)
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3 Apr 19
Wow, they seem very interesting and well-traveled! It's fun to meet people and hear their stories. I like reading stories from all the different folks here on MyLot, too.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 19
@AliCanary Thanks very much. That's a lovely thing to say. MyLot is really a great community. To me, it's a bit like FB but without the viciousness that you sometimes see on FB. I don't use FB. Occasionally there is a bit of a bubble here but mostly people are kind and tolerant.
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@AliCanary (4397)
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4 Apr 19
@JudyEv - The internet is amazing for bringing people together across the miles. I'm glad I met you, and I enjoy reading your stories.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Apr 19
@Ronrybs There was a YouTube clip of a well-renowned but young violinist playing one of the hardest of the violin repertoire and everyone was just walking past. In a concert hall they probably would have paid hundreds to hear him. I think buskers have to get a licence here which I guess is much the same as auditioning.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
3 Apr 19
A "juggling convention" is a great story in itself... but the fact that they both juggle AND eat fire is going to be a story hard to top!!
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 19
Yep, they could always busk if they run out of money.
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
5 Apr 19
That looks like one of our country roads.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Apr 19
It's the road from our gate down to the highway. It's only about a kilometre of gravel but it still coats the cars in dust.
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 19
We try to be careful about who we befriend. You can't live in fear all your life.
