You know you're a missionary kid when... {pt.1}
21.2.14
The question "Where are you from?" does not come with a short answer
("How much time do you have? I can give you the short, medium or long version.")
You automatically think of football as a sport played with a round ball that you kick
(I now have to make the distinction of football or American football)
You know what it's like to be the minority
(indeed)
You're used to people always staring at you wherever you go
(It takes some time and isn't always comfortable but it does become normal)
You really have to think about time differences before you Skype or FaceTime someone
(More than once I've almost called someone at 3 am their time)
You don't really know where home is
(Home has a whole new definition)
Your life story uses the phrase "Then we went to…" more than 5 times
(a lot more than 5)
You have a passport but no drivers license
(sadly, but driving here is a hazard to your well-being)
You are grateful for the speed and efficiency of the U.S. Postal Service
("You mean it is guaranteed to get there in 2 days, and it will actually get there?")
You know how small the world really is
("It's a small world after all")
You start singing a song and then realize it's in another language
(or when you say, "I love this song" and don't even think about it being in French)
You find a bug in your food you calmly pick it out and continue eating
(and that's after you washed the rice, you don't even want to know the amount of creatures we sift out of our flour)
The fruits that are in the "exotic" section in the farmers markets in the U.S. are normal
(I've discovered some of my favorite fruits here)
You're surprised when you see someone following traffic rules
(You mean the red light means you actually have to stop?)
You divide your friends by what continent they live on
(We have friends all over the world)
You're not afraid to eat food that you can't pronounce
(it takes more time to try to learn the name of the meal than to eat it)
You struggle to read something, only to realize that you're trying to read it in another language
(Oh, that's why!)
Seeing people peeing on the side of the road is totally normal
(it's just life)
There
is always room for one more person on a bus- even if that means hanging
off the side or sitting on top of the stuff on the roof
(The more the merrier)
You have rainy season and dry season, not spring, summer fall and winter
(And when it's dry season, it's dry. And when it's rainy season, it's wet)
011 is a familiar area code
(the country code that you learn so well)
You watch a movie set in a foreign country, and you know what the nationals are really saying into the camera.
(that's not really what they said!)
You refer to gravel roads as highways.
(though I don't understand why some of them have curbs...)
You understand all of these things
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Love this idea, So fun!
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