A Few of My Favorite Things

• Walking down the street and buying a fresh guava (or six) for lunch
  
• Wearing flip flops every day being normal
  
• Modesty everywhere I look
  
• Looking out the window at the program center and seeing a papaya tree just chillin
  
• Doing my hw in the sunlight of the back patio of the program center
  
• Paying $1 for a 20 minute rickshaw (taxi) ride to/from school every day
  
• Noticing the number of stares decrease as people get used to my/our presence in the area
  
• Crossing the street by putting my hand out to make the cars stop
  
• Eating a large lunch (including a drink/milkshake) for 50 rupees (about $1)
  
• Walking to school every morning in late autumn morning temperatures
  
• Knowing the city well enough to be able to tell the rickshaw drivers where to turn (so they can’t rip me off!)
  
• Waking up every morning and realizing how lucky I am to be living half way across the world.