| | Someone asked me what I'll miss most when I'm gone from the U.S. I'm not really sure, but I've been thinking about it a lot as the time for departure nears.
Here are some things I've experienced in the past few days that I doubt I'll get with any frequency in rural Kenya:
High-speed internet
Newspaper comics
Sushi
Thai food
Chinese food
Ethnic food in general
Movies in a movie theater (I saw Transformers 2 the other day)
Long conversations with my friends on a cell phone with unlimited nights and weekends
So these things I'll miss. What will I gain in return? Some wonderful culture exchange and experience? I'm not so sure. Part of the reason I wanted to spend more than just a few weeks abroad is that I want to fully experience the culture shock when moving to a foreign country. Sure, going to another country is fun for vacation, or fun for a few weeks. But is it so fun after two months? Four months? Ten months?
The culture shock awaits me. The real challenge lies just beyond that.
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| | Posted 7/8/2009 6:08 PM - 48 Views - 6 eProps - 3 comments
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