Wednesday, May 27, 2009

You Know You're a PCV in the EC When...

10. Your decreasing grammatical ability is a strong source of pride and you find yourself using phrases like, "Who he?" and "Way dey at?" increasingly often.

9. Febreezing your dirty clothes and hanging them out on the line is JUST as good as washing them.

8. Three hours of church no longer fazes you.

7. Acceptable dinner choices at the end of the month include plain rice and popcorn.

6. You vaguely remember that timeliness is a virtue, but have forgotten why.

5. You know what nutmeg looks like on the tree.

4. Sometimes you go to bed at 8 o'clock, because it's been dark for over an hour and there's really nothing else to do.

3. There are two seasons: rainy and less rainy.

2. You have at least one of the following in your backyard: fruit tree, spice tree, vegetable patch, goat.

1. You don't think you have it in you to catch and cook a chicken, but you've considered it on several occassions.

2 comments:

Cindi (aka iring) said...

Love this entry Shelby! See if you can get Stacy to write one about Mali!

From your previous posts I can tell you are a wonderful, caring teacher. You are doing the remedial reading students a great, life improving service, whether the school will change what they label them or not. Keep your chin up!

I am jealous of your parents! Wish we could visit Stacy as, relatively, easily! We're counting the weeks till she comes home for a visit.

Hang in there, hope you have a fan to sit in front of!

Cindi (Stacy's mom)

Peachie0404 said...

shelby, some guy kept texting and calling me from your number the other night...I thought it was you in the US... so disappointing. Not sure who has your phone/numbers but I guess ellen got some to. needless to say, all our hopes were built up especially when "you" were in Florida. Miss you lots!