Apparently I'm not even going to try

Today I cleaned my room some, worked on the Basiliea update which *cross my fingers* we can send to the fellowship tomorrow, packed for Korea, and watched So You Think You Can Dance.

In the past couple days as I have been packing for Korea, I realized that apparently I'm not even going to try to be shomer tznius[1] this summer. I packed at least six shirts that were either sleeveless or low cut or both.[2] But for some reasons, I don’t really care.

1. I probably just have higher then necessary standards of modesty. If I think 97° is normal, the 98.6° is a strait up fever. Collar bone to elbows is a standard really only the frum community keeps, and seeing as the communities I am a part of probably don’t even know what “frum” means, it probably hardly matters if I show off my upper arms or clavicle.

2. I am legitimately a little scared of the heat. I have always scoffed at people who use heat as an excuse for immodesty, but seriously, it’s been hot these past couple of days, and I wore a shirt with a looser neckline and it was notably cooler and more comfortable.

3. Koreans tend to be really fashion conscience, and the lower cut shirts I haven’t gotten rid of yet are still around cause I look good in them.

4. I think I’m just so used to no one treating me like a sex object that I doubt if it could actually happen. Modesty is too effective!!! I’m starting to forget the consequences of the alternative.

It will probably only take one conversation of a guy not looking me in the eyes for me to go strait back to my collar bone covering tees and turtle necks- heat and all. But until then, I think I’m going to relax a tad with my tzniusness.

Tomorrow Thomas and I are going for a hike and picnic at the worlds oldest exposed lime surface in Thatcher Park about a half hour away from the WalMart where we meet up. Who is excited? I Am! I am! J

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[1] Someone who keeps the Jewish laws of modesty. (Although, Florence would already know that.)

[2] And yes, that means I will shave my armpits first.