How to catch a bus/van

How to use chopsticks

Coffee is the best straight black 

You can live with a few outfits

How grateful I am for beds

We eat too much food in America

How to share the gospel

Deep friendships 

Gossiping doesn’t need to be a part of friendships

Washing machines are a real miracle 

New languages 

How to have a bucket shower

How to use a squatty potty

New foods

American things are way over priced

Some people live off a dollar a day 

Always check to make sure you are in the right gender bathroom

AC is real nice

How to think of a performance/speech on the spot

I talk way too fast

Some people in other parts of the US have never heard of Cookout

Syrup isn’t a thing in Swaziland

Every kid in Swaziland says “un tot” (hold me) 

Some people are scared of white people

Everyone in the world knows Justin Bieber 

When flying internationally, you will be woken up & fed full course meals 

In Asia they drink instant coffee

Every country loves white rice

I never want to eat rice again 

Myanmar is the dirtiest and most polluted place I’ve ever seen

The knock off Oreos in Guatemala are better than regular Oreos

Swaziland has the best flavors of Doritos 

Pad Thai in America is no where close to as good as Asian Pad Thai 

Guatemala has the best and cheapest tortillas 

Day of the Dead isn’t just celebrated in Mexico

In Swaziland Easter is called Easters because it’s a whole week

Swaziland has the slowest public transportation 

I didn’t realize how much I would miss driving a car

I have never eaten so many apples in my life

Thai is the hardest language ever

Celebrating birthdays isn’t really a thing in other countries

No one really gets gifts for Christmas in other countries

Never again do I want to be stuck in an airport all day 

People don’t work out in other countries 

Bubble tea is a gift from God 

How much I enjoy grocery shopping 

In Asia I ate more DQ blizzards than I did in America 

You can survive by wearing one pair of shoes every day 

How much I miss American church 

Swazi churches can sometimes last four hours 

If you go on the WR bring your pillow from home

I can’t eat spicy foods

All the malls I’ve seen on the race are nicer than malls I’ve seen in America 

The Atlantic Ocean is my favorite ocean 

You can make brownies in the microwave 

People in other countries don’t really have dogs as pets 

I don’t like tenting 

Teaching English is harder than I thought it would be

If you sit on an elephant, you can hurt its back 

There is a place in Thailand where you can rent a hedgehog to play with while you drink your coffee

Thai massages are the best 

Krispy Kreme is in other countries 

Popcorn is so underrated 

In Swaziland grandmas are called “go gos”

Swaziland has the most beautiful stars 

 

Only two weeks until America! 

See you all so soon,

Nicole