Earlier today I wrote a blog that was rather pessimistic (I ended up not posting it) and then I received a comment from Constance Spano on my last blog entry. In it she told me to focus on the rose and not on the thorns. In other words focus on the good things and not the bad things that are happening around you. As soon as I read that I began to look at things in a more positive light. I am now making a list of the things that I like about being here or that I am thankful for no matter how small they are:
-The food is good (tonight for dinner I had curried string beans and then for dessert we had ice cream that tasted homemade)
-I love when the kids yell my name from across the campus
-When you ring the doorbell it plays a little song
-I get to go for a walk every morning and attempt to speak bangla with the villagers
-The kids draw me pictures
-I have a western toilet and shower
-I HAVE AC IN MY ROOM (although electricity is unpredictable it is still especially appreciated at night time)
My new goal is to push out the bad things and only embrace the good.
After I got done using the Internet Heather, Lauren, and I went down to finish the pictures. We took the rest of them this morning but now it was the hard part of figuring out which name went with each kid. We couldn’t find any of the caretakers so we decided to find one of the kids that spoke English well. Lauren went and came back with Danny. We sat on Mrs. Waids porch as Danny identified each of the kids. Mrs. Waid came up by the time we were done and let us into her cold house (It felt so good). I am keeping whatever snacks I have left from the ants in their fridge and I decided that Danny deserved a treat for helping us. I pulled out my bag of Dark Chocolate covered pomegranates and gave him a few while telling him “I’m not sure you will like these.” The moment that the chocolate hit his tongue he got so excited and exclaimed how good it was. It made me so happy. Chocolate is everyone’s friend!
Eventually I made my way back to my room to put my computer away and I noticed that my bed was covered in ants yet again. My package of ricolas had attracted all the ants in the country to a party on MY bed. Determined to save my delicious treats I took them out on the porch and began to de-ant each package. I was so focused that it took several minutes for me to realize that there were people below me talking. I glanced down and noticed a group of about 10-15 villagers just staring at me. Feeling rather friendly I waved at them and yelled “Nomasgar” (a Hindu Greeting). They all pathetically replied and then continued staring at me as I worked. It made me laugh; they were probably wondering what this crazy white girl was doing banging little packaged cough drops on her railing.
So maybe I lied when I told you that I had conquered the ants. They are unstoppable. I am just thankful that God answered my prayers and there are no ants on my bed right now.
Update: I wont have pictures up for a while because we are only aloud to use 1 G a month and I'm still using Heather's internet. I'm sorry. :(
-The food is good (tonight for dinner I had curried string beans and then for dessert we had ice cream that tasted homemade)
-I love when the kids yell my name from across the campus
-When you ring the doorbell it plays a little song
-I get to go for a walk every morning and attempt to speak bangla with the villagers
-The kids draw me pictures
-I have a western toilet and shower
-I HAVE AC IN MY ROOM (although electricity is unpredictable it is still especially appreciated at night time)
My new goal is to push out the bad things and only embrace the good.
After I got done using the Internet Heather, Lauren, and I went down to finish the pictures. We took the rest of them this morning but now it was the hard part of figuring out which name went with each kid. We couldn’t find any of the caretakers so we decided to find one of the kids that spoke English well. Lauren went and came back with Danny. We sat on Mrs. Waids porch as Danny identified each of the kids. Mrs. Waid came up by the time we were done and let us into her cold house (It felt so good). I am keeping whatever snacks I have left from the ants in their fridge and I decided that Danny deserved a treat for helping us. I pulled out my bag of Dark Chocolate covered pomegranates and gave him a few while telling him “I’m not sure you will like these.” The moment that the chocolate hit his tongue he got so excited and exclaimed how good it was. It made me so happy. Chocolate is everyone’s friend!
Eventually I made my way back to my room to put my computer away and I noticed that my bed was covered in ants yet again. My package of ricolas had attracted all the ants in the country to a party on MY bed. Determined to save my delicious treats I took them out on the porch and began to de-ant each package. I was so focused that it took several minutes for me to realize that there were people below me talking. I glanced down and noticed a group of about 10-15 villagers just staring at me. Feeling rather friendly I waved at them and yelled “Nomasgar” (a Hindu Greeting). They all pathetically replied and then continued staring at me as I worked. It made me laugh; they were probably wondering what this crazy white girl was doing banging little packaged cough drops on her railing.
So maybe I lied when I told you that I had conquered the ants. They are unstoppable. I am just thankful that God answered my prayers and there are no ants on my bed right now.
Update: I wont have pictures up for a while because we are only aloud to use 1 G a month and I'm still using Heather's internet. I'm sorry. :(
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