Well, I’ve been here for 40ish days now, hence the title.
Since then I’ve learned a few important things that I’ll share just now.
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Just Now (I’ll devote an entire post to this
later)
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My family knew who Ken Jennings was. There’s a
woman on Jeopardy who’s won for 20 days straight, I think. Murica said that she
was going to break Ken’s record.
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You want to talk about shrinkage? Take a cold
shower every day for 30 days. They’ve gone back up into my body.
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My sister, Ja’El, legitimately thought Run DMC’s
name was Ron DMC. Hilarious.
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On Monday we were talking about Guyana and
Guyanese culture and comparing them to the US. The teacher asked our class to
sing our national anthem. So we all did, it was an incredibly patriotic moment
in a country far, far away.
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Every night my family and I watch the 8 o’clock
movie on the Guyana Learning Channel. They show math and Spanish lessons during
the day. Last night it was Muppets take Manhattan, before that it was The Great
Muppet Caper so pretty quality films. Usually it’s a kid’s movie and if there’s
more than one they do the whole series before moving on. There’s a bunch of
Muppet movies so I’ll be an expert by the time I come home.
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Commercials seem to be run by someone pushing
buttons on a dvd player. At a commercial break the screen will pause on a
graphic then a play logo will pop up like someone pushed play.
That’s most of the new things that I’ve learned. I’ve tried
a lot of different fruits and vegetables. Corailla is pretty good, and never
eat a sugar apple.
On Friday, I get my final site placement. It basically
determines the next two years of my life so I’m simultaneously excited and
scared. No matter what happens though I’m sure it will be a great experience.
Staying positive is something you learn pretty quickly out here. If you’re not
framing things positively, you won’t survive here very long. Not that things
are bleak or bad but this place can get overwhelming fast. Still riding that
high of being in South America. I’ll definitely post this weekend to let you
all know where I’m going since I’m sure you’re all on the edge of your seats.
