For My Friend in the UK.. *you know who you are*

I'm going to be on small screens in England in August. Maybe. The show is called Campus Life. I think.

Here is a picture of one of the cast members and me.


Tesh and Me 

So I was at this formal dinner/fundraiser thing at the College where I am employed. I had heard about these British students going to school here at the University who were being filmed for a reality tv show, but had never seen them. Probably because I never get out of my office, much less the building.


the cast Photo: Anna Reyes/ The Daily Cougar

From the University's newspaper:
Posing as UH students, from left, Mitesh Patel, Luke Oakeshott, Debbie Otubambo, Claudia Grant and Tara Al-Wali have come to UH as part of a British reality television program aimed at comparing American and British college life.

Anyhoo, they came to the fundraiser and were filming. My friend Courtney and I were walking by one of the guys doing an interview and he asked us if we wanted to be on TV. We stood there with him and giggled nervously as the producer asked us questions like:

What is a typical Texas woman like?
huh? Um, big hair? Well, except for us..

What do Texans like to eat?
Are we so different from anyone else? Ok, maybe.


Their experiences here have been educational in more ways then one. Thus far, the students have picked up on several noteworthy cultural differences.
"Our food is a lot healthier and a lot smaller (in portion)," Otubambo said. In addition, the British also walk more and have a superior public transportation system -- eliminating the Houston necessity of car-ownership.

Tell me something I don't know.

Whatever. Our interview lasted about 2 minutes and I'm sure it will end up on the cutting room floor.

But keep an eye out for me anyway, William! Btw, the guy in the pic was definitely on the pull, but neither of us kopped-off with him. ;-)