I am poor by my own country’s standards; I am rich by the standards of the country I currently call home. This constant economic identity crisis can often lead to guilt. I recently went to teach two girls in my youth group how to make cheesecake. The setting was one that made me thankful it [[...]
Posts Tagged ‘genalou’
Combat Mosquitoes with Karate Moves
Sweet blood. That’s always been the reason people tell me I frequently get bit by mosquitoes. I’d like to know how to turn it sour. Mosquitoes have been rampant here in northern Mexico for the past five months, and although the amount of them are decreasing as the colder weather approach[...]
Worlds Apart
I am poor by common U.S. standards. When friends and family give to me instead of me having to go to a second-hand shop, I find myself overjoyed. When they buy lunch or coffee for me and my husband, I am humbled. But that humility can turn sour. Sometimes, I feel like a moocher, a [...][...]
Pennyless
Pets are not people, not more worthy of life than humans. I distinctly remember experiencing reverse culture shock to an extreme when I came home for a quick vacation during my teaching stint in Honduras. Fresh off the plane, I went to one of my brother’s lacrosse games. I overheard person aft[...]
