{"id":673,"date":"2012-02-13T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=673"},"modified":"2012-02-13T06:27:37","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T06:27:37","slug":"the-adventure-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/02\/13\/the-adventure-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventure of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Monday our language helper called in sick. \u00a0With \u00a0the morning free we decided to pick up the mission van and get some errands done. \u00a0One thing I have learned is that you never know what to expect in Africa. \u00a0Here is what we survived in 3 hours out on the town.<\/p>\n

– An\u00a0Attempted Pick Pocket: \u00a0<\/strong>Our day started with a man attempting to get my wallet out of my purse as we climbed on to a crowded bus. \u00a0Thankfully I noticed just at the right time (thanks to my ninja like\u00a0reflexes).<\/p>\n

– Clouds of Dust<\/strong>: \u00a0As we drove around the dust in the air was so thick that it seemed like the sky was foggy. \u00a0It was a very interesting\u00a0experience, I never knew there could be so much sand and dust in the air at one time.<\/p>\n

– Lost in the Maze<\/strong>\u00a0– As we tried to find one of our stops we got lost in an area of town we are not familiar with. \u00a0There are no street signs here and any road can end without warning. \u00a0I felt as if we were in a life size maze, looking for the one road that actually left the neighborhood. \u00a0We eventually found it after touring the whole area. \u00a0We did all this only to find that the place we were headed to decided to close for the day.<\/p>\n

– Stuck in the sand- <\/strong>Then to top the day off our car got stuck in the sand because of a speed bump in the road. \u00a0The nice thing about where we live is that there are always people around to help and no one really gets mad at your for blocking the road because that is just normal here. \u00a0With three men pushing and some wood under the tires, we got out of our little jam and finally made it home.<\/p>\n

Just another normal day in Africa. \u00a0I am learning to just\u00a0expect the\u00a0unexpected.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes it feels like we live in a life size sand box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Which has a few perks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And is gradually just becoming part of life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Africa- we are learning to appreciate you, sand and all<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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