January 9, 2013
Alright so I have been doing a lot of soul searching and a lot of blog reading in preparation for this trip to Panama… and there are a number of things I have come to realize that will become a normal part of my new life. Such as:
- I will smell very bad…borderline putrid, but no one will say anything about it
-There are a lot of bugs everywhere, many of which will be larger than small babies or dingos or whatever so I’d better get used to coexistence or I will be miserable
-I will sweat more than I have ever sweat before in my life and my body will probably never adjust
-The food pyramid is a foreign idea to Panamanians as the only food group is rice and maybe some sort of earth rooted starch… protein? what’s that… and forget fruits and veggies unless you count fried plantains
-White people are like UFO sitings so get ready to be stared at because no matter how long I am going to be in my placement people will never get used to seeing me there
-There are three types of seasons-rainy, very rainy, and torrentially rainy
Those are obviously not the most positive things to look forward to but I figured they are going to be the most difficult to adjust to. So here is what my plan is for the next few weeks leading up to my departure:
- I should stop showering now because though it might be offensive to those around me it might be easier for me to deal with my own stench if I am adjusted to it by the time I get there
- Start talking to bugs. Make friends with the bugs- or get very good at killing them because they are an inevitable part of living in Panama so no use whining about it
-Spend extended hours in a sauna, hopefully my body will adjust and I won’t sweat so much, or I’ll leave just being really dehydrated
-Screw it I will eat what I want until I get there because chances are I won’t get to eat what I want until I get back
-I’ll figure it out once I get there but I think that having half of my head shaved for the last eight months I should probably be used to getting strange stares…
-Embrace rainy days whole-heartedly by running around outside and dancing like a lunatic without an umbrella or rain coat and then proceed on with my day as if nothing has happened*, if I get used to being wet then maybe it won’t deter me from being productive
*Apparently being wet all the time also leads to having moldy clothing… this mildly repulses me but then again if everyone is dealing with it I guess it won’t be so gross…right?
Alright so I have been doing a lot of soul searching and a lot of blog reading in preparation for this trip to Panama… and there are a number of things I have come to realize that will become a normal part of my new life. Such as:
- I will smell very bad…borderline putrid, but no one will say anything about it
-There are a lot of bugs everywhere, many of which will be larger than small babies or dingos or whatever so I’d better get used to coexistence or I will be miserable
-I will sweat more than I have ever sweat before in my life and my body will probably never adjust
-The food pyramid is a foreign idea to Panamanians as the only food group is rice and maybe some sort of earth rooted starch… protein? what’s that… and forget fruits and veggies unless you count fried plantains
-White people are like UFO sitings so get ready to be stared at because no matter how long I am going to be in my placement people will never get used to seeing me there
-There are three types of seasons-rainy, very rainy, and torrentially rainy
Those are obviously not the most positive things to look forward to but I figured they are going to be the most difficult to adjust to. So here is what my plan is for the next few weeks leading up to my departure:
- I should stop showering now because though it might be offensive to those around me it might be easier for me to deal with my own stench if I am adjusted to it by the time I get there
- Start talking to bugs. Make friends with the bugs- or get very good at killing them because they are an inevitable part of living in Panama so no use whining about it
-Spend extended hours in a sauna, hopefully my body will adjust and I won’t sweat so much, or I’ll leave just being really dehydrated
-Screw it I will eat what I want until I get there because chances are I won’t get to eat what I want until I get back
-I’ll figure it out once I get there but I think that having half of my head shaved for the last eight months I should probably be used to getting strange stares…
-Embrace rainy days whole-heartedly by running around outside and dancing like a lunatic without an umbrella or rain coat and then proceed on with my day as if nothing has happened*, if I get used to being wet then maybe it won’t deter me from being productive
*Apparently being wet all the time also leads to having moldy clothing… this mildly repulses me but then again if everyone is dealing with it I guess it won’t be so gross…right?
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