The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Ok, so there are some questions that need answering. Questins like, "What was Mike thinking when he took a picture of his own foot?" Or, "What's that disgusting cockroach picture doing on Mike's blog?" Well, as with any great experience, there are so not so pleasant aspects of life in Africa.
THE GOOD
1)Being in a setting where Christians are more interested in what unites than what divides. It seems that in North America, we tend to focus on differences in denominations while here the focus is on working together to further God's kingdom. MAF is a good example. Without the unity of believers from all types of backgrounds, MAF would cease to exist.
2)Being able to experience a new culture. And I don't mean just the culture of the British either, although it's been fun living with an English man. The whole experience of walking down the road and people being interested in how you're doing.
3)Being able to teach the kids, or at least attempt to. So far it's been a lot of fun and I can't wait each morning to get back to work. The Paps are a great family and it's nice being able to help them out in this way.
THE BAD AND THE UGLY
1) Cleanliness (or lack thereof) and hence the picture of my foot. You can't walk from the shower to your room out here and your feet are already dirty. It's the dry season now and the roads have a thick layer of dust on them, which gets everwhere especially when cars drive by.
2)Cockroaches. They are everywhere out here. They are the nastiest bug out there because they are right nigh indestructable, except you spray them with raid.
3)Scanning school work. Ok, this is more of a minor annoyance than something bad. It just takes a lot of time and it's rather boring.
Ok, well folks, there it is. And just so you know that I'm not complaining, I talked more about the good than the bad and ugly. That's because it's wonderful out here. The good outweighs the bad by miles. So if you want an African experience, just remember the bad causes minor irritations, the good brings about long lasting good memories.
Ok, so there are some questions that need answering. Questins like, "What was Mike thinking when he took a picture of his own foot?" Or, "What's that disgusting cockroach picture doing on Mike's blog?" Well, as with any great experience, there are so not so pleasant aspects of life in Africa.
THE GOOD
1)Being in a setting where Christians are more interested in what unites than what divides. It seems that in North America, we tend to focus on differences in denominations while here the focus is on working together to further God's kingdom. MAF is a good example. Without the unity of believers from all types of backgrounds, MAF would cease to exist.
2)Being able to experience a new culture. And I don't mean just the culture of the British either, although it's been fun living with an English man. The whole experience of walking down the road and people being interested in how you're doing.
3)Being able to teach the kids, or at least attempt to. So far it's been a lot of fun and I can't wait each morning to get back to work. The Paps are a great family and it's nice being able to help them out in this way.
THE BAD AND THE UGLY
1) Cleanliness (or lack thereof) and hence the picture of my foot. You can't walk from the shower to your room out here and your feet are already dirty. It's the dry season now and the roads have a thick layer of dust on them, which gets everwhere especially when cars drive by.
2)Cockroaches. They are everywhere out here. They are the nastiest bug out there because they are right nigh indestructable, except you spray them with raid.
3)Scanning school work. Ok, this is more of a minor annoyance than something bad. It just takes a lot of time and it's rather boring.
Ok, well folks, there it is. And just so you know that I'm not complaining, I talked more about the good than the bad and ugly. That's because it's wonderful out here. The good outweighs the bad by miles. So if you want an African experience, just remember the bad causes minor irritations, the good brings about long lasting good memories.
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