Thursday, July 27, 2006
Tomorrow is our 3 month anniversary in Zim. Here are just a few of the things that are normal to us now:
- Clapping whenever we greet people
- Greeting people in Shona
- Eating starch (potatoes) with starch (rice) with starch (sadza) with starch (bread). Tonight we were at a surprise birthday party, and even had pasta to add to the combo!
- People's English names - like Trustmore, Gift, Evernice, Confidence, Efficient, and (my personal favourite) Salad
- Being thrilled when we have electricity or hot water
- Having someone extend her/his wrist to you if their hand is wet or dirty
- Washing and then re-using zip-loc bags
- Carrying wads of cash around and spending millions
- 3 to 6 hour Salvation Army meetings (and timbrelists who smile while they play!)
- Wearing a sweater and jacket, and yet still being cold in Africa (yes, it is true!)
- Having a vast Zimbabwean family
We do miss our family and friends (and Canadian chocolate...), but we're just so happy here. God is good.
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