There are those moments when you simply have no control over the situation and all that you can do is just laugh.
These moments have come many a time for me and have ranged from the simple moments of happiness to the extreme of ackwardness and discomfort, and again all you can do is just laugh.
The simple moment of happiness would be the youngest of my host family coming in my room Monday through Friday at 8:30am to wake me in the morning. He climbs on top of me, and plays our morning game promptly. I honestly have no idea what it´s called. It´s an electronic hand held game in which we both easily find entertainment. Now here I am every morning with gross morning breathe, a lion´s mess of hair, a dirty face...needless to say I don´t like my Sunday best, and here is this enduring child sitting on my stomach playing this game, all you can do is just laugh and enjoy the moment.
Today was my first day of getting lost in the city. Now I did not laugh at the time, but as with most similar situations was able to later. Granted getting lost really isn´t a new experience for me. I completely went to the wrong neighborhood to meet up with other interns. As frustrated as I was, it was good for me to walk on those streets. I live in one of the newer parts of town. So it is clean, modern, and wealthy and educated families live in my area. Let´s just say where I was this afternoon was on the other side of the tracks. It was good for me to have an awareness of what the other side looks like. Yes, I laughed at how close I was to my destination, literally it was just around the corner, but found myself walking away with an awareness of another people group in the city I live in.
