blonde twin
Michelle Stover and Karen Kim
The physical difference between me and Michi extends far beyond the color of our hair. While we share the same height (in between 5'6" and 5'7"), the same shoe size, bra size, clothing size, and eye glass perscription, she is obviously caucasian while I am just asian without the "cauc" before it.
She has sparkling bright blue eyes which change with her mood, the weather, and her outfit, a prominent nose and chin showing dignity and perhaps some aristocracy in her family's past. Her facial structure and body structure differs from mine. Her skin is an anemic white without the trace of golden undertone I have. Even the hairs lining her skin seem bleached lighter in comparison to the dark brown and black treads growing from mine.
We obviously do not share parents, a heritage, a past, or genes. And yet, somehow I have come to know her as my "blonde twin."
I think a great deal of the matter has to do with what factors of self you consider significant in identifying yourself.
These are the factors one considers important when depicting one's self in an autobiography. For each individual there are some characteristics which each individual will find more defining of self than others.
Our appearances change with age. We can get surgery, dye our hair, get contact lenses, get into a horrible accident which disfigures us. Our personality traits develop with time. But there are certain innate aspects which are undeniable.
These uncanny similarities between Michi and I are ther reasons why I consider her my twin. I may have other friends with more similar interests, or looks or heritage, but Michi is the one who shares my lack of sense of direction, my horrible driving skills (though we both passed with 3 errors on our driving test), our tendency to be ambitious, passionate, obsessive compulsive, involved in passionate relationships, be a bit dark, be nerdy and not afraid to show it, stand up for equal rights, and have our core beliefs no one can shatter.
Physically we are not similar. Perhaps we are also not similar in actions. But my Godbrother Drew, who is dating Michi, found our resemblance to be similar enough to accidentlly interchange our names. There is something about an aura about a person which extends beyond the physical aspects like appearance, or even personality traits.
We also both have the tendency to meow, periodically.
