This week, I hit a bit of a low point, what with being really sick now for 10 days (throat infection, lung infection, cold and the usual traveller's digestive trouble) and getting frustrated with not finding apple juice...REAL apple juice...anywhere. As I sat in a comfy couch in my favorite Guatemalan Cafe, La Fuente, I decided to enumerate the things I miss about home. Here are but a few:
-Milk that is the right percentage, pasteurized, and from a true blue cow.
-Apple and orange juice, not the pale yellow water or the fake nectar stuff that abounds in the grocery aisles here.
-Salad (that doesn't need to be disinfected with Clorox and then rinsed in pure water).
-Toilets that you can put toilet paper in.
-Peanut butter.
-French Vanilla coffee cream. Sigh.
-Granny Smith apples.
-Water that is fresh from the tap.
-Whole wheat bread.
-Blueberries.
-Stores you don't have to bargain in.
-My church family.
-My family family.
-Plain tank tops (impossible to find here, folks.)
So there you have it. The beautiful things in this country far outweigh the things that I miss, but they are there regardless, and it feels good to share them with you.
More news soon! xoxo
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amen on the peanut butter!!!
hey there, sick girl! i am typing on june 25, so i certainly hope you are over the sickness and back to enjoying both life and your experiences down south.
barb and i had two good weeks in the states - work and play - returned home on the 23rd and are excitedly awaiting the arrival of carson (and his parents, of course) this evening!! time to spoil the grandkid! :)
think of you often and pray that your summer is going well.
tim and barb
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