I Forget

So much has changed so fast over the past few weeks and as my life here begins to feel normal there are just some things that I used to do that now I don’t even think about or things that never happened in the US that now are unavoidable to think about. For instance:

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to go somewhere and blend in with the crowd

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to come home and be able to scroll on social media (imagine the hardship of actually having to interact with people all day…)

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to walk down the street and not be holding some little person’s hand

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to have to leave the room at night when you have to go to the bathroom (shoutout to my handy dandy PO!)

-I’ve also forgotten what it’s like though to not overthink all your poops and the frequency of your poops in order to make sure you’re still healthy and the unforgiving rice hasn’t gotten the best of you

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to play soccer on a well manicured turf field- fields scattered with omby (cow) poop make the game much more interesting- especially if you’re barefoot

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to sleep in a bed not covered by a mosquito net (or in my case I like to think of it as my rat shield)

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be able to drive wherever you want to go

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to have running water (I currently have electricity but come time to move to my site that will no longer be the case)

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to sleep in past 6am

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to not be scared when woken up by a giant cockroach but rather relieved because that meant the sounds you heard were that rather than a rat…

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to rain (we’re now going three weeks strong with no rain here- this is just temporary though, rainy season is fast approaching)

-I’ve forgotten what it’s like to not eat rice twice a day (Malagasy love them their vary)

*But most importantly I’ve forgotten what it’s like to only have one country to call home. Gosh I love this place!