How calmly you deal with curveball questions will be the key to overcoming them. The worst thing that you can do is not even try to answer it.

Here are five WEIRD questions that may come up in your next interview (or you can just read these for fun):


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1. Give me five ways that you can use a chair besides sitting.
A chair can be used as a step stool, as a part of building a blanket fort, as something to lock a door, as a table, and as an art piece.




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2. How would you measure the weight of something without using a scale?
You can use a seesaw method. Place item A on one side and then take something that you already know the weight of and stack multiples of item B until they balance out. Then from there, you can calculate the accumulated weight of the B items.




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3. How would you sell hot cocoa in Florida?
Since Florida tends to be a warmer climate, most people would reach for a cold drink. In order to sell a hot drink, I would make sure the selling environment is cool. That could mean turning up the AC in a restaurant or decorating with cool colors like blues and purples.




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4. What do you do if an employee approaches you about a colleague that has bad body odor?
Body odor can be a sensitive topic and you don't want to come off offending your colleague. You should tell the employee to speak to the colleague about it but in a tactful way. For example, instead of pointing it out as an issue with that colleague, the employee can say he or she was having a problem finding a deodorant that worked for them (maybe they were discussing going to the gym).

The colleague may agree and say that he or she has a similar problem. In that case, you could bond by recommending the deodorant that ended up working for you in combating odor.




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5. If a hippo falls into a hole, how would you get it out?
Since hippos are quite heavy, you will need some kind of tool that can handle its weight. I would use a crane or something similar to lift it out. The other option would be to dig until it forms an incline from the hole to the surface so that the hippo could just walk out.



What are some strange questions you've gotten at interviews and how did you tackle them?
Be sure to also check out my other posts: Being The Boss Of Your Anxiety + Casual Fridays.

A few months ago, I decided to teach myself how to speak Japanese. Of course, it's not exactly as easy as pouring myself a cup of tea or learning how to sit with my legs crossed. So I thought to myself...how on earth am I going to do this?

Well, eventually, I came to the conclusion that it would help to read children's books...in Japanese. The language would be minimal and the story would hopefully be easy to follow.

Why the long and unnecessary prelude to a post that the title already gives away?

The information that I am about to indulge is from a children's website that teaches kids about the history of the kimono. As someone who is unfamiliar with the history of Japanese costume, looking toward educational websites for kids is the best way to go about learning it.

If you'd like to see the actual site, click here.

What exactly did I learn?

1. The word "kimono" actually meant clothing but now it refers to a specific type of clothing, the one that we are most familiar with.

2. The kimono that we know of now originated back in the Heian period, which moved the norm of clothing from trousers and skirts to kimonos made from the straight-line-cut method.

3. The straight-line-cut made worrying about body shapes and silhouettes unnecessary. Plus, folding it was a cinch!

4. Kimonos can be layered for all weather types, making them a vital part of the Japanese's everyday lives.

5. Eventually, people started thinking "Oh hey, I'd like some colors and patterns in my clothes" so kimonos were constructed using colors that represented class nobility or just to distinguish the seasons.

6. Over time, the color and pattern of the kimonos became part of the samurai's uniform, showing which domain they were a part of.

7. In present day Japan, kimonos are reserved for special occasions, like festivals or weddings.

Here are some pictures of what a kimono looks like!

I really want to go visit Japan one day so I can wear a kimono and go to a summer festival and eat takoyaki :')

Are there any cultures you're interested in or maybe a place you'd like to visit? Let me know down below!


Until next,
{kiss kiss kiss}
~Jenn