1) People aren’t joking when they say you can
get malaria, so you should probably not laugh when they call somewhere a
“malaria prone area.”
2) Kenyan schoolchildren will never ever get
sick of having their picture taken. Even if you do it every single day for 2
months.
3) When you say “hello” to most people in
Kenya, they will usually answer “I’m fine” and the sooner you understand that,
the better.
4) Kenyans are the best dancers in the world.
Ever. Period.
5) Loving Jesus has nothing to do with where
you are in the world, as long as you are in His will. He doesn’t love me any
more than He loves you because I served Him in Kenya this summer.
6) Elementary school children will try to rub
your skin and see if it will turn their skin white…everyday.
7) “Cold” and “Hot” have completely different
definitions in Kenya than they do in America.
8) Just because someone calls you “my sister”
does not mean they like you…it means they want you to buy all of the stuff from
their store & charge you way more than it’s worth.
9) Regardless of what my 5 year old brain
thinks, all animals do not love me & in fact most of them will run away
and/or bite me when I try to go near them. (Insert the moments when I tried to
pet cows, goats, sheep, donkeys, chickens, zebras [not a typo] and a really
mean dog).
10) Most places that say they have “wifi” are
liars and I will forgive them eventually for deceiving my stupid, needy,
internet needing, American heart.
11) Living with a Kenyan family is the best
thing you could do for your weight. Not only have I lost 10 pounds but I have
eaten more vegetables & fruit this summer than I have in my whole entire
life.
12) Seeing the kids that you know personally
succeed in their classes is one of the best feelings in the whole wide world
(dear parents & teachers, I know you already understand this…and you must
know that you have the best jobs in the world!).
13) Mosquito nets hate me. I know this is true
because every time I try to drape my net over my bed, we get in a serious fight
that usually ends with a net lying on my face while I try to sleep.
14) My nails grow a lot faster than I can keep
up with. And are apparently too strong for normal nails clippers. I’m currently
typing with my nails instead of my fingertips.
15) Seeing the smile on my orphanage girl’s
faces every time we are reunited after school will never, ever get old.
16) Learning Swahili is a lot harder than
people will tell you it is…do not believe them when they tell you it is easy.
17) Kenyans pronounce about 90% of the English
language in a different way than Americans, when you decide to be a teacher for
the summer…remember this. (Insert pronunciations here…for example, girl = gall,
mechanic = meck-a-neck, flirt = flat, anything with an “a” like potatoes or
tomatoes is pronounced with a soft a….instead of po-TAY-toe, it is po-tah-toe.)
18) Kenyan flies are much more adventurous than
American flies. They also don’t care how many times you swat them…they will
keep coming back. Rude flies.
19) Being white in Kenya can either be a really
great thing or a really bad thing. Examples – when buying things, it’s horrible;
you will be charged at least 4 times the actual price. But when going places,
people will be extremely nice to you simply because you’re white.
20) Kenyan tea kicks American tea’s butt.
21) God knows your
heart better than you do. (Okay so maybe I knew this before Kenya but my Savior
proved this fact over & over & OVER again this summer).
22) I am surrounded by the most encouraging
& incredible people in the entire world. Not just in America but also in
Kenya. The Lord has perfectly crafted my friends & family to love me and
encourage me in every single part of my life. I am so thankful to have these
relationships all over the world.
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