A walk to the red cross.

My good deed of the month was done yesterday. On my way to the lab, I was stopped by a young woman. I thought for sure she was going to ask for money in some strange made-up story. I was surprised when she said she was lost and needed directions to the Red Cross. Red Cross? I've been here for 6 years and have no clue where it is at. So I call up Red Cross and the receptionist gave the worst directions I have ever heard, but in her 'hey your-stupid speak' it finally dawned on me where it was, since I have biked and ran passed it a dozen times running down the minneapolis bike paths.

The only problem being, it was about two miles from my place, where this girl stop and asked me. Let me tell you about the girl. Been here one month--straight from Nigeria! Whoa. She asked if I had been there. No. She asked if I had been to Africa. No. She was a bit surprised by this. I then informed her that finding a Minnesotan that had been to Africa might be a long search. i asked her about the differences between Nigeria and her stay in Minnesota. She said there is only black people there and not to many whites. Not the most inciteful answer I was looking for, but she was kinda shy too.

So I walked her to the Red Cross down by the Metrodome. Nigerians like to walk. I get her there and she asks for my email address so she could thank me. Here is the email she sent me later:
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Subject: Hiiiiii
From: funmi dehinsilu

Hi Terry

How are you? thank you so much for your time in taking me down to America Red Cross today. iam very grateful and God will be with you all the day of your life.

when are you going to GERMANY? hope to hear from you soon

funmi

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So I got God on my side now. All you beatches better watch out. What I really thought was funny was the subject and from lines---I didnt read the email cause it had all the hallmarks of Nigerian email scam. you know--bland title--strange name. Figured the rest of the message would be:

you lait unkle diid in west afrika with 350,000,000,000 and yur the ooonly knoown reletive pleaz sind bank akkount numer and all pursanal infumition poszible. thnaks yur neu besd freend.

But no scam. just the nigerian.