Ordinary Adventures.

So I've definately decided that everyday can be an adventure no matter where you live. I just happen to live halfway across the world in a completely different culture than my own which meas the unusual (for me) seems to occur a bit more frequently. Yesterday it really clicked with me the whole "living in the world but not of it" that definately seems to be what we do here in Guwahati. We live here but we don't fit in with the norm. People notice a difference. They stop and stare. Sometimes they trip over something from paying more attention to looking at us then where they are going. Rarely they come up and talk to us. What if as Christians people noticed such a difference in us, that they could tell just by looking at us that we were different from everybody else. What if we had such a joy or countenance of love that people couldn't help but take notice of it. Some would even be so captivated by it that they would feel compelled to start talking to you about it. I don't know why but yesterday it really that verse and the concept behind it really just hit me. It's a much easier thing to grasp living here than in Canada where there isn't any really huge minority group. I try to imagine if I would stare if I'd never seen an Indian man or woman for my whole life and then I saw one. I think I would. It's just really hard to imagine having grown up in such a multicultural society as Canada and seeing people from many different races and ethnic groups on a regular basis. Yesterday was a day of many small adventures. Autumn and I went shopping at the Big Bazaar then we went over to the Hub but it wasn't open yet (a fire or something had closed it for awhile) so we waited for Ray to come pick us up to go swimming. Swimming was fun. A bit too warm for me cause after sweating for the last few hours I was ready for a refreshing sensation when I jumped in. Oh well it was great fun. After swimming we went to Uncle Shyam's & Auntie Peggy's to celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary. Seems we never run out of celebrations. Last week was Andrew's bday and next week is Ray and Ellen's anniversary. Next week we are starting a new schedule for school. We'll do school from 8-10:30 then go out to Kalipani for the rest of the day til 5 or so then come back, eat supper and do school from 6-7:15 in the evening. I'm looking forward to it cause I love going to Kalipani. Anyways take care, Autumn just informed me I have twenty minutes til we go pick up Uncle Shyam and Aunt Peggy and go visit Sarbananda & his family.



Blessings,

Nadine