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Jan. 5th, 2006 02:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rhyllI haven't got anything very exciting to report. Here are some bits:
* The weather here is as close to perfect as one can get.
* A lot of cars here are fitted with reversing-beeps. Most of these are tunes, like mobile ringtones. It is odd, and adds to the confusion of noise.
Firsts. Yesterday i saw my first rubbish bin (tiny, two metres up on a pole, and stuffed) and my first street sign. This morning i had my first really unpleasant chilli encounter - i ate a whole chilli by accident, and in a couple of seconds water was bucketing out of my eyes. it was really painful, but mostly i just felt silly.
i want people to smile at me. i feel so frustrated at people staring at me blankly and doing the indian head-waggle thing. i am saving up every smile i get (two today).
i am feeling lonely and fragile today, which is ok because i know it will pass. it helps when i remind myself that i've only been here four days. i've done the thing i do, where i already think that i have been here forever, and i forget that four days is not very long to get used to things.
i think i will go do some productive things now, to cheer myself up.
* The weather here is as close to perfect as one can get.
* A lot of cars here are fitted with reversing-beeps. Most of these are tunes, like mobile ringtones. It is odd, and adds to the confusion of noise.
Firsts. Yesterday i saw my first rubbish bin (tiny, two metres up on a pole, and stuffed) and my first street sign. This morning i had my first really unpleasant chilli encounter - i ate a whole chilli by accident, and in a couple of seconds water was bucketing out of my eyes. it was really painful, but mostly i just felt silly.
i want people to smile at me. i feel so frustrated at people staring at me blankly and doing the indian head-waggle thing. i am saving up every smile i get (two today).
i am feeling lonely and fragile today, which is ok because i know it will pass. it helps when i remind myself that i've only been here four days. i've done the thing i do, where i already think that i have been here forever, and i forget that four days is not very long to get used to things.
i think i will go do some productive things now, to cheer myself up.
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on 2006-01-05 11:41 am (UTC)no subject
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on 2006-01-06 10:25 am (UTC)Something interesting to follow up
on 2006-01-07 06:39 am (UTC)we love your journal. it is the most exciting thing in our little lives right now. We are also sending edited versions to far flung members of the family. We were listening to ABC radio and somebody mentioned globalrising.org - something to do with global democracy. Check if you want. Sorry to hear that you have been feeling a little off. It's probably also a result of serious culture shock:) Don't worry. As you say it will pass and this is not the time of the year yet when people are geared up for excellent work. :) We're still getting over the holidays. Love you and lots of smiles.
Lyn and Roselt
Re: Something interesting to follow up
on 2006-01-07 09:23 am (UTC)It's always a bit nerve-wracking giving out this address to new people, but I figure it's the best way i have of letting everyone know how things are going here.