I was blown away by the initiative my Arbitrary Day match took for my gift, she really made it memorable. She got me two introductory classes to a karate center in a neighboring town!! I called and everything was all set thanks to my match, so I will be taking the classes the week of July 14th.

I have always wanted to join karate, but stupidly passed up the chance to sign up when I was younger. I listed "self-defense" as a something I'd like to learn on my likes/dislikes page, and my match took it to heart. I want to be able to protect myself and overall feel more confident when alone. Maybe if I'm able I could stick with it, or at least sign up in the future. We'll see!

And to give me a physical package to open, she generously gifted me her copy of Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Collection! She tried to get into anime through it (which is a great one to do so.) She explained she knew I've watched it, but thought I could appreciate it more. I do! I actually planned on introducing the series to some family who enjoyed the Evangelion movies. This is perfect.

Big thanks to the thoughtfulness of my match, and for sharing with me how interesting it was to call with her accent from Tennessee to the karate center in Massachusetts! I hope your match was good to you. :)