So today I thought I would talk a little about how things have
changed since I have been on my mission. The first would have to be that I
actually love bananas. Anyone who is truly my friend knows that this is
an incredible feat because I have never been able to eat a banana without
inducing vomiting. I was absolutely out of my comfort zone when people
here just started feeding my bananas and I couldn't just refuse without being
really rude. So I ate banana after banana until one day I actually
started liking them. This same thing has actually happened with mangoes
as well. I am convinced that the mangoes that grow in Malaysia are the
best in the world. They aren't fibery and but instead so smooth and easy
to eat, and incredibly cheap! The second thing that has changed would
have to be my definition of cleanliness. Yes, again to all who know me, I
hate dirty things, my OCD is too strong. But now my eyes have been opened
to the fact that a little dirt here and there is not going to kill me.
When you have seen a little girl pee her pants on the floor and then see a man
take his shirt off to clean the mess, it changes you. Today was my 11
month mark with 13 months left to go. I can only imagine what else could
change when so much already has!
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ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh! Micah, some days later you have to realise that you are still a half-blood prince. No matter where you are and how the surroundings are, they won't totally change you. Please keep yourself clean =)
ReplyDeleteThis is Sister (Joyce) Anderson from Los Alamos....I was the same way on my mission with bananas. I could not eat them before, but during they were ok. Now, I can't stand them again. Good luck with the food! It's always an adventure. :)
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