# 25 – Eat an insect

I went for a favoured delicacy of South American Indians – chocolate covered giant ants! Some could argue these should be the choice of all new mums as they contain energy giving enzymes; I’ve yet to be convinced! The species of ant I went for were Atta Laevigata from Colombia.

‘Atta laevigata is one of about a dozen species of leafcutter ants in the genus Atta, found from Colombia south to Paraguay. This species is one of the largest leafcutter species, and can be recognized by the smooth and shining head of the largest workers in a colony. Atta laevigata is known in northern South America as hormiga culona (roughly translated as "large-bottomed ant") or as bachaco.’ (Taken from Wikipedia)

At £5 for five (before delivery) they are certainly not an everyday snack and their slightly earthy flavour was not to my liking. They also have a habit of getting stuck in your teeth – you think you’re done but oh no there’s a stray crunchy leg!

# 10 – Kiss a pig on its snout.

Set ‘kindly’ by Gwyn and Glyn I had hoped to complete this in early 2012. On a school residential trip to Ufton Court in January 2012, I was told they were getting piglets and that I would be able to return to kiss one. However, once I found out I was pregnant with ‘31’ I was told current medical opinion is to avoid contact with swine during pregnancy. As you can imagine the piglets have grown somewhat since then, although they are thankfully still quite small! 
Please meet Bubble and Squeak...

Today I got the pleasure of kissing this beautifully muddy snout!

It was pretty hard to take a picture, as funnily enough I didn’t want to hold the pose for long, so hopefully this video is enough! The muddy lips post kiss should be proof enough!

Thanks to Emma, Matt and Tim for cheering me on and of course thanks again to Ufton Court for their support. Do check out their website, especially if you are a teacher as their Tudor experiences are AMAZING! I have taken two schools over the last few years and the kids learn loads and love it.

www.uftoncourt.co.uk

# 2 – Play in a gig with a band

I was wondering when I would achieve this one but thanks to Kelly it has been ticked off the list! I imagine very few brides would be willing to release part of their day for someone else to ‘take centre stage’ although as you will see from the photo below no one could possibly distract from Kelly being the focus of the day – she looked stunning and it truly was a fantastic wedding!

As you will hear in the video I was playing ‘the stick!’ I did ask the drummer for two but he felt I was trying to fly before I could run. So one stick it was, along with a little singing and some cymbal bashing! I may have looked like an absolute geek and spent the song wishing I’d remembered my ruler (see experience # 17) but  I’m very grateful it is ticked off. Thanks again Kelly!

 

Really recommend the band. See http://juniorguevarra.com/ for details and http://www.eightraymusic.com/junior-guevarra-2 for booking details.