2. That you will never stop washing dishes throughout the day. (thanks to the scratch cooking)
3. The "PNG Missionary Tan Lines"- at first you think, she's living on an island and will have the most amazing tan...Well that is partly true. What you don't realize is that i have a dress code to follow (because of culture here) and i am not allowed to show my knees or wear thin straps, so you end up with a somewhat tank unitard looking tan line. Not so cute, i feel like a guy with white legs and tan calves.
4. Fruit and Veggies are different. Of course the varieties are we are on the opposite side of the world. I didn't know that fresh produce will go bad the next day here- Paisley helped me figure that out when there were worm coming from the bananas we had bought the day before. I love preservatives and miss them.
5. You must wear shoes at ALL times, even in your house. One night i was heading to bed and stepped right onto a gecko and killed it. Gross. (geckos are all over the place. The kids love to see them running all over the house at night.)
6. At beaches there are things called Sand Fleas (which i got and they itched like crazy for 4 days) and Sea Lice.
7. Power (electricity) is a privilege. Rolling power keeps you on your toes, teaches you to be creative and flexible.
8. Laundry cannot be done once a week. Learned that the hard way, i was hanging up clothes on the lines forever and then it started to rain when i finished!
9. Your clothes smell sour after you wash them and hang them out to dry.
10. Men hold hands- like interlock hands as they talk with each other. It's a sign of friendship. It happened to justin when we were at a market in town. The security guard was telling him that he would help justin learn Tok Pisin and when i turned around the man was holding His hand....Justin was like "uh, what do i do?!". i wish i would have been bold enough to snap a picture! (**husband and wives are to never hold hands, kiss or be affectionate in public. So it is weird to see guys holding guys hands and girls holding girls)
(***i tried for the past 3 days to upload pictures, sorry they wouldn't work. maybe next time)
1 comment:
Love your blog....very creative way to present life in PNG....I remember once when we were home and i was at a ladies conference with my bible that has spent two years in PNG. the lady on one side of me started coughing so bad she had to leave the room, then my friend on the other side of me started coughing too.....then i realized it was my bible they were allergic to, it smelled moldy....but i did not smell it...so now i use it as an object lesson when i speak and just ask if anyone wants to smell PNG....pass that bible around.....not sure if that is a good way to recruit...ha.
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