This was what the Lord gave me the night before I left Peru. Thanks to Bobby Lane for stopping and letting Kristen and I take photos!Now here are a few things that have seemed strange to me since I've gotten home:
1. I can order things with lettuce because it is okay to eat lettuce in the U.S. (however, i've yet to do so because there is still something in me that says, "don't eat the lettuce!")
2. I don't have to completely dry my glass after rinsing it with sink water...I can just put ice directly into it with no fear of Bacterias from either the water or the ice.
3. Those ice machines at Subway allow you to get as much ice as you could possibly want without having to ask the lady for more (and i don't have to have this conversation with the lady behind the counter: yes, i'm serious i would like more ice than that...yes, that is what i said MORE)
4. People don't expect you to greet them with Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and Good Evening. In fact when you do so you are looked at strangely.
5. And finally, you can spend U.S. dollar bills that don't look perfect and the cashier will not hand it back and say that she wants a different one. However, I did feel like I had pulled a "fast-one" when the guy at Subway took my $5 that had an ink stain on it!
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Two things:
I even had a 10 sole bill turned down this week
Places that normally take dollars here are starting to demand payment in Soles until the Dollar straights itself out.
We prayed for you today in our meeting and miss you so much
can't wait for the day when I can drink water out of the faucet! or even brush my teeth with water from the faucet! hooray for bacteria-less water!
these are so great. i feel them too. i gave my hairdresser two torn bills today b/c i was thinking "she's nice. she trusts me. she'll probably take them."
the not having to worry about wet plates/utensils is a good one, too! i still so that. i have got to start breaking myself of trying to shake everybody's hand when i enter a room. on sunday some lady outside of the church door said, "well, i don't think i've ever had a woman shake my hand."
OK LANEY...
i found out this week that there's a 99.9999999999999999% chance i'm going to America this next year. we need to talk. :)
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