Top 3 reasons why I’m most definitely accomplishing cultural blending:
1) I bought a paintbrush. Yes, that’s right; I bought I paintbrush from the hardware store. Tourists don’t paint their houses, only locals do. J
I so enjoyed carrying it all the way back home. When people gave me the common “what planet are you from?” glare, I just proudly gripped my paintbrush as if it were a rite of passage. Yup, I may be from another planet, folks, but now I LIVE HERE!!! J
2) I spent like an hour yesterday reading a Spanish encyclopedia. I’m proud of myself for understanding most of the entry titles… such as “George Washington” and some uber-Spanish-word titles like “Paraguay.” Yup, used lots of fluency and intuition on that one. J
3) Today I got asked if I was Bolivian!!! (That's twice now, actually). Nevermind the fact that it was a taxi driver to whom pretty much my only words had been, “Tiquipaya por favor; Avenida Ecologica.” And nevermind the fact that the insinuated meaning was probably, “Hey gringa, you’re sure not Bolvian.” Nope, I’m positve that it was because of my stellar fluency. (Hey, I’ll take what I can get!) J
Awesome... lol. So is the idea to blend in or stand out? :) Your painting your house???
ReplyDeleteDid some painting at the orphanage. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha that's awesome! I still remember the first time I got asked for directions when I was living in Costa Rica! It was the most awesome feeling to be mistaken for a local!
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