Thirty things!

So was chatting to a mate of mine the other day and she told me about a blog challenge that she is undertaking, so I thought why not? Then realised that there is no chance I would have the time so thought that I might as well just do the first one: 30 interesting facts about me!! So here goes

1) my full name is Amy Margaret Shaw 

2) I was born and brought up in Kenya 

3) I knew how to make a proper gin and tonic by the age of 13 

4) I am from colonial descent 

5) the small scar down my right hand is from a cheetah cub

6) I have a tattoo of a gecko on my left shoulder 

7) my uni friends slap said tattoo after every drink

8) I can sit crossed legged on a camel without falling off

9) I hate monkeys 

10) I cannot wear high heels to save my life 

11) after several drinks my Kenyan accent tends to make an appearance 

12) I am running my second half marathon on Sunday 

13) I went to boarding school in the middle of Somerset for 6th form 

14) when I first came to the uk the concept of getting on trains terrified me 

15) I spent 10 months in Paris after school and still can't speak French 

16) I have been hijacked at gunpoint twice in my life 

17) I have properly kissed a giraffe 

18) I am terrified of snakes yet insisted on having a huge one draped over me in Spain (mistake) 

19) I once dislocated and fractured my collarbone and to this day have no idea how I managed it 

20) the only driving test I have experience of involved toy cars for the theory and a drunk policeman for the practical 

21) my favorite accessory is my safari hat (though can't quite pull that off in the uk) 

22) I grew up on a farm 

23) I once broke my little finger on my left hand and the bone grew back in the wrong direction so I now have a squifry finger 

24) I never take off my rings or earrings 

25) I have climbed mt. Sinai and mt. Kenya both in time for sunrise 

26) the amount of drama in my family could merit it's own soap opera 

27) I complain constantly about being cold 

28) it only takes a few drinks in me before all my secrets start coming out 

29) I managed to see pretty much the entire of Italy in 10 days of intense backpacking 

30) I always end up talking to the charity workers on the street and giving them all my money 

So that's me in a nutshell.  How many did you already know? 

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