After living abroad for a few months, I have learned to appreciate the little things about life here in guatemala (and life in general)! There are some things I have learned to appreciate here that I never knew would bring me so much joy! Here’s a cute little list of the little things:
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Sunrise behind the mountains we can see from the base
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The quiet hours I have in the morning with the Lord before everyone gets up (I like to call it morning tea time with Jesus)
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Guatemalan black coffee
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Fruit from the market (specifically bananas)
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An empty chicken bus (very rare)
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Kittens and puppies at the market
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The fact that all the bus drivers know us and yell “Missiones, Missiones!!” every time they see us catching a ride home
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The smell of sweet bread on the street
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The peace and quiet of Bola de Oro
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Getting tacos before ministry in the city every tuesday
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When our ministry host Brayan understands everything we say despite the language barrier
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Meeting sweet children on the bus
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The feeling of coming back to the base after a long day, “we made it!!”
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When Val collapses on the grass the moment we get home and says “I LOVE THE BASE”
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Having a clean room
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Talking to Sandra and Teresa (our cooks) before meals, and helping them in the kitchen
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Having fellow theatre kids on my team (Chels and Mak), we often times belt our favorite musicals when we are doing chores, it makes me feel at home
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Chels changed my sheets, made my bed, and left me a sweet note which made my entire LIFE
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Having meals with the whole squad
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Spontaneous worship sessions with the squad
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Borrowing other people’s clothes when you get sick of your own five shirts
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An 8 minute shower on the weekends! (as opposed to the usual 5 mins)
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Night time cereal time with my team
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Crawling into my team leader’s beds to to hang out and soak up their love and wisdom
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Having time to read for pleasure!!! HALLELUJAH
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Having dry, clean clothes (when it doesn’t rain while my clothes are on the line outside)
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Team dinners on the weekends
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Restful weekends
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Cool coffee shops
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Chai lattes!!! (my new favorite since being here)
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Fun music on the bus and in coffee shops
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Writing blogs
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Taking cute photos of my team!
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Calling my family without being rushed
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Filing an insurance claim from when I had a parasite!!! Adulting!
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Sweet conversations with my squadmates
- scrapbooking nights (journaling, painting, eating cereal, talking about life, and taping fun things in our journals, listening to music, the options are endless!)
And so much more…
Peace and Blessings,
Hannah Keller
