Sunday, April 29, 2007
GO....Team???
The other week I had the opportunity to make my first ever Asian Radio Debut! It was...well...hilarious! It's English Hour every friday night here at one of our local radio stations where they invite different English speaking natives to come and discuss various topics and current events. This particular friday we were discussing my recent move to BA, where I’m from, and what I like most about living here. Let me just say it was quite the experience and one that almost got me into a heap of trouble!
As I was telling them about being from the great state of Georgia, I told them about UGA’s football team and just how great it is, how big a fan I am, and then I almost shouted GO DOGS on live public radio!!! Here in my new country there are two animals that happen to be extremely offensive to my new neighbors...dogs are one of them :o) At the very last second I very awkwardly said GO TEAM instead of dogs ;o) and the radio guy was looking at me like I was crazy! The rest of the program was just as awkwardly funny and believe it or not; they’ve actually asked me to come back! They really must be desperate!!! I am definitely not cut out for radio! Chalk it up to new experiences!!!!!
These are a few extra pictures from my part of town! The first is the main drag here in our little corner of town. I can walk to this main street if I need to pick up a few things from the market, get dinner from a street cart, or buy a new jilbob!
The middle picture is the street my house is on ;o) I think it's so beautiful! The bottom picture is actually my neighbor's store front home. A lot of people here turn their front yards into little stores where you can purchase a variety of random things! Our "store next door" I would say specializes in freshly grated coconut!!! Yummy!!! I love the simple life!
More to come soon...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Journey Has Certainly Begun!!!
I can hardly believe that this Friday marks my first month of Asian living!!! Time is FLYING and I am loving every minute of it! I want to share a few photos with you so can can have a glimpse into my new world! I wish each of you reading this blog could come and visit!!! Pictures, emails, and blogs are just simply incapable of capturing the beauty I see here! Creation is SHOUTING the praises of its Creator and the people are longing to do the same...whether they realize it yet or not!
So, here we go....
This is a rooftop view of my new city!
My first weekend here, a few of us took a trip out to one of our favorite beach spots for some hang out time and to catch the sunset! It was beautiful and we didn't have to wear our headcoverings!!!
Mmmm...love the coconut!!! It's NOTHING like what we see in the grocery store at home ;-)
There's so much more to show and tell so I'll be posting more soon!!!
So, here we go....
This is a rooftop view of my new city!
My first weekend here, a few of us took a trip out to one of our favorite beach spots for some hang out time and to catch the sunset! It was beautiful and we didn't have to wear our headcoverings!!!
Mmmm...love the coconut!!! It's NOTHING like what we see in the grocery store at home ;-)
There's so much more to show and tell so I'll be posting more soon!!!
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