So, in no particular order, here are our observations:
- You can buy precut burlap instead of finding old coffee bags and cutting them up for projects
- The roads are so long here you need rest stops
- Beards are really a thing right now.
- Flannel is in, which coupled with the beard makes for a lot of mountain men walking around
- People are really white and tall in West Michigan
- We all just want to sit next to people speaking Spanish
- There is so much variety in United States. People there are whole isles of peanut butter here!g
- Thrift store. A.mazing
- People are kind, but busy. In fact, often when you ask how people are, it's "I'm busy" and that is suppose to be a good thing
- I can understand conversations in public, and it trips me out a bit.
- This also means that people can understand everything we say...including the kids who are still getting used to the social rules about what is appropriate to say about someone
- There is so much space on the roads, in the parking lots, and garages!
- The cars people drive here are completely different. We all got excited the other day about seeing a 4Runner...it's the first one we've seen in a month!
- Pick up trucks...everywhere!
- $3.86 for a tiny head of cauliflower (Amigos Ticos, eso es casà 2100!!)
- I haven't even looked at the price for things like pineapples and mangos!
- I have forgotten how to cook here. The go to things I make in Costa Rica are much more expensive here. I can't remember how to use chicken in big portions!
- Ham is nice in soup
- There are no microwaves in the lunch rooms here.
- Kids get out on time from school, every day!
- Libraries!
- Water can be so cold coming from the tap that it hurts your teeth.
- You can flush your toliet paper
- Drinking fountains!
- I have to get out the car and pump my own gas! What? Haven't done that in 4 years!
- Minivans really are great
- People need to see what God is doing in your life no matter where you live
- You can buy anything you don't need or want in the States
- People really think Central America is just an extension of Mexico.
- People use the word "American" to describe only people from the United States. Strange.
- Banks are everywhere, and none of them have lines!
- There is an accurate school calendar at the beginning of the year
- You have to check the weather at least every day. There could be a 20 degree difference from one day to the next.
- Kids loose mittens. Has always happened...it will always happen.
- People need Jesus no matter where in the world you live
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