"Normal" is a matter of perspective. I have been in Rwanda for a solid five months. Within this time my life has completely changed. I consider myself to be adjusting well to my surroundings. Here are a few things that have become very commonplace and normal.
I go to the bathroom in a hole.
I live without electricity, yet flashlights work just fine.
Chickens wander through my yard sometimes.
I've been watching the bananas grow on the banana trees I can see from over my back fence. Nice little agriculture lesson for me.
I recently got together with some fellow PCVs. A delicious meal was cooked up. Soup with rice in it, tomatoes, green pepper, onion, carrots, chicken bouillon cube and spices. For dessert, the centerpiece was a can of sweetened condensed milk from the western world. We crumbled biscuits (graham cracker like cookies), cubed pineapple and poured the condensed milk over it. It was DELICIOUS. Of course we all have stomach aches at this point but well worth it. Sweetened condensed milk is truly a reason to have a dinner party and celebrate. Pick up a can and try it yourself.
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