Ive been here so long...
I see the Americans on the street in their heinous, so 2005 Crocs** and think, "Those look comfy and they would drain quite quickly when I stumble into a puddle!"

I barely even flinch when I encounter yet another Guatemalan who hath a GRILL which closely resembles Nelly's dazzling smile.

I amble into my favorite tienda, where the same man has been working every day for the past 2 months, and he now makes fun of my broken Spanish in an effort to educate me.

I say "pardon" instead of "con permisso" when I need to move past someone, know it isnt quite right and dont care (I cant wrap my brain around the WITH PERMISSION when Im already pretty much in front of them without their permission).

My CCH-mates dont even flinch at my random food concoctions or my protein shakes.

Not only have I decided that wearing tank-tops here is ok-- Im wearing a boybeater pretty much all the time. I also plan to dress emma in one as much as humanly possible (translation: as quickly as they will dry in this humidity).

The checker at the grocery store presented me with a ziplock of cheerios. (?? your guess is as good as mine on that one).


**Just my opinion blah blah blah. Ive been wearing camo & mens undershirts since 1999 if THAT tells you anything about my sense of style.