things i've learned so far

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1. dirt is stickier in 3rd world countries
2. i can go to bed at 8pm—and i’m even tired at that time!
3. mud huts are not as romantic as i imagined…nor are mud kabones
4. i am not an abstract learner
5. cockroaches make a lot of noise crawling over your belongings in the middle of the night
6. i have more stuff than i thought—even though “i didn’t bring enough”
7. getting mail is like the best birthday ever
8. you can gain weight even though your main diet consists of rice (ahem…Bolos)
9. it’s good to pee in a bucket at night because there is a witch (clearly…why don’t we do this in america? Oh…right…we have toilets! i forgot!)
10. it is impossible to describe the moon in madagascar…
11. it is possible to live with fleas
12. parents all over the world lack the skills to speak to their children about sex
13. i doubt myself too much
14. no matter how many times i change my location, it does not change who i inherently am
15. the “Knights who say NY” originated in madagascar
16. you can travel across the world to meet someone who lives 2 hours from you in the states
17.i have begun to think in malagasy…and even dream in it!

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Comments

[Jean Sayer]

Hello!
I am always glad to see your travelblog. I sent you a little note this morning but you will get this much sooner. Just want to let you know I love you and think of you every day. Things are going good here. Love, Grandma

[Jean Sayer]

One of the things you have learned reminded me of a story. Do you know the difference between a rich man and a poor man? A rich man has a canopy over his bed. A poor man has a canopy under his bed. I think I heard this at a rodeo. The clown asked the announcer the question! Love, Grandma

[luke b.]

nice photos
hi moon. potential pcv here. just looking around the web for pics on madagascar. hope you don't mind me stopping by. you photos are quite good. staging for me is february. i'll be in the eastern rainforest zone south of tsarazaza. have you heard of ambatofotsy? perhaps i'll see you sometime in the future. best regards - luke