One activity we did during MCC orientation in July was the Meyers-Briggs personality test. I found out that my love of making lists pushes me over the edge into the "judging" category, and out of the "perceiving"category, which I was formally so fond of. So here we go...
The little things that can make any day exciting:
1.) Kissing. I love it when women I've just met give me a kiss on the cheek as a greeting or farewell. It's more of a cheek brush with a kiss to the air... it makes me feel accepted and even a little loved. It's even better when they kind of grab my elbows with both hands and hold on for a little bit. Why don't we do this in the states? Why all the awkward half-waves?
2.) Fruit juices. One can purchase an amazing assortment of fruits for just a few lempiras (18 lempiras = $1), so it is possible to experiment with a blender and any number of combinations of fruits. There are also many, many fruit juice mini-restaurants around, which will juice fruit for you, blend it with ice and lots and lots of sugar for around a dollar. We've discovered that it's worth it to ask for a little less sugar than normal.
3.) Walking. I am definitely a little nervous about the city buses; traffic is intense and so biking isn't a good option, so I'm thankful that I enjoy walking.
4.) Snack food. Specifically, baleadas (flour tortilla with refried beans, cream, and cheese, folded in half with pickled spicy veggies to put on top), and pasteles de pollo, otherwise known as empenadas. Very tasty.
5.) Amiga. The special Friday section of the La Prensa, San Pedro's daily paper, which is just for women.
6.) TV. I feel guilty for including this, but I have watched more t.v. here in 5 weeks than I did probably all of last year; mainly when we've been staying with host families. I think it's helping me with my spanish.
7.) Cool, breezy evenings.
8.) Rain.
9.) My spanish teachers, who are usually fairly patient with me.
10.) Two potential new friends, who also happen to speak pretty good english, but seem patient with spanish-learners (PTL).
To be fair, I'll include an abbreviated list of some things that can make a day in Honduras not quite so exciting:
1.) Exhaust, and traffic in general.
2.) Fried food, every day, every meal, everything fried, then fried some more.
3.) The practiced "come hither" look that so many men seem to have down, that has caused me to start being a sidewalk-starer.
4.) Sad, sick, and miserable-looking street animals.
5.) The big things: poverty, homeless children, unemployment, environmental degradation... all things that shouldn't be tritely tacked on to the end of an abbreviated list. All things that I'd like to write more about in the future when I'm not tired from a 4 hour bus ride and ready for bed.
Goodnight from San Pedro...
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Seriously, lists are great. How would we organize our thoughts without them? I am also a wanna-be P who is really a J. But I remind myself that there are good things about both.
1. I find that I read the beginning of your posts and then wonder which of you wrote them. So I quickly scroll to the bottom, this time relieved to see that it wasn't Andrew waxing about his enjoyment of women's kisses.
2. I like lists.
3. J's rock!
Karl
hm. i wonder if i'm a j or a p. i'll take a list and let you know. i like lists too. whenever i get really worried about a decision, my mom always has me make a "pros" and "cons" list. it sounds overly simple but is actually very helpful.
woah, i'm definitely a P. i just took a test. something like a 90% P. it said i was an ENFP. so far, it is eerily right-on.
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