Sometimes I forget that things here are different than they are at home until someone points is out again. Its amazing how quickly you adjust to a new normal.
Things that are now normal…
- 9 year old kids who come into clinic to get their teeth pulled without a parent in sight
- teenage girls with two year old kids
- a beach chair on cinderblocks serving as a dental chair
- pregnant women about to give birth who have never had an ultrasound
- being able to ask the girl at the pulperia to just put something in her fridge for you b/c she likes you since you buy at least 5 bags of water a day from her
- 2 year olds that are under the watchful supervision of 5 year old siblings… which by the way means that no one cares if they eat crayons
- calling your own personal pizza delivery guy to order your pizza instead of the store itself… I mean, it only makes sense, without addresses you might as well call the only guy who knows where your house is
- having the same pizza delivery guy offer to bring you pizza even if you ever happen to be at hotel 20 minutes away because you gave him a good tip
- and if you’re Kathy its normal for that pizza guy to call and ask why you haven’t ordered pizza in a few weeks… don’t you want some, its Friday after all?
Oh there are so many more things :) But I’ll just let this give you a taste…
I remember a friend visiting us in India and I asked him his 1st impression. He said, "There are a lot of cows!" We all looked at each other and said, "you know, you're right!" We just hadn't thought about it for a long time. Its a good thing - Honduras is becoming more "home" and normal all the time. God is good.
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