I give snow arc eyes...

Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

So, for those who know me, know that my skin color is just a shade darker than snow! I have always been a casper and had many nicknames like Tippex, The milk man's daughter, snowy, etc... Name it and I had that nickname!

It is summer time and it means that I have to show some skin again and then I realize that I really am insanely white! My family and I are also going to the sea in December. I found this gem of the last time when we were there

Yes, this is me!

I white-out on photos, I am invisible on some, and sometimes I get a photo I can actually use, where I don't white-out! 

I have tried tanning, I have tried spray tans... I have tried every trick in the book, so stop giving me tips: Been there, done that, got the leopard striped spray tan marks.... 

Yes, I have had some bad times just trying to tan, like being sunburned very badly, etc, etc...But then I realized there are perks to being a Casper:

• When I'm old, I won't have a rubbery and ugly skin, because I never tan.
• I can't tan (Tanning is bad for your skin), I just stay snow white.
• I can scare people in the dormitory and make them believe that I am a ghost.
• All the colors of rainbow look good with my skin
• I shine like white paper when I'm in the sun (almost like the vampires in Twilight, unfortunately I don't sparkle...YET).
• Chinese think of me as royalty, because kings, queens and other royalty are not allowed out of the palace, therefore they have very white skins. (I learned this fact, when I was in Paris and met a lot of Chinese tourists).
• I won't be mistaken for another race. 
• People instantly know that I'm from European lineage.

I give Snow White a run for her money. I make Tippex look brown. I give snow Arc Eyes. I shine brighter than a white paper in the sun... AND I LOVE IT! 

Regards, 

The Blonde Ghost

The perks of being a Casper

By Arnia Kiara Oosthuizen

So, for these who know me, know that my skin color is just a shade darker than snow!

The ghost in front is me

The other night, we went to a event where they announced the RAG-winners. My dormitory placed 3rd with the doll heads on the floats, we also placed 3rd with the float in general and 5th with our clowns.

We took this picture at the event and I white-out on most of the photos which a flash is involved. This is sad! One can not even see my face properly.


Anyway, here is the perks of being a Casper:

• When I'm old, I won't have a rubbery and ugly skin.
• I can't tan (Tanning is bad for your skin), I just stay white.
• I can scare people in the dormitory and make them believe that I am a ghost.
• All the colors of rainbow look good with my skin
• I shine like white paper when I'm in the sun (almost like the vampires in Twilight).
• Chinese think of me as royalty, because royalty is not allowed out of the palace, therefore they have very white skins. (I learned this fact, when I was in Paris and met a lot of Chinese tourists).
• I won't be mistaken for another race, my one friend gets constantly mistaken for a coloured person.
• People instantly know that I'm from European lineage.

I was always jealous of people who could tan and who had brown skins, but I realized all the perks. Now I am comfortable in my own skin.  

If you can think of more perks, please let me know.