Day in the Life...

So while I was talking to my mom on Skype last week...some girls knocked on my hostel door (this happens often - many of the student organizations on campus promote their activities by going door to door in the hostels)...

And my mom said, "Sarah - what was that about?" 

And my response was, "I have no idea. Honestly, I never really know what's going on - and I've just become okay with it"

And then I realized that it was so true - life in Hong Kong, all the confusion, and weird activities have become strangely normal to me in the last 3 months...

• I no longer expect anyone to know or understand English, I don't even expect people to talk to me in English, I now find English to be "privilege" not a "right".
  
• If people don't stare at me or take pictures, I think something is wrong. 
• I no longer remember what any food tastes like - all I know is steamed rice and vegetables, and the occasional McDonald's ice cream cone. 
• I now know how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, and actually know about how warm/cold it is when someone says "16 degrees". 
• I have gotten used to the constant back pain caused by my pathetic excuse for a mattress and I actually don't remember what it feels like for my back not to hurt. 
• I know that when someone says "football" they actually mean soccer. 
• I can't imagine living in a space bigger than approximately twice the size of my closet at home - maybe 2o feet long by 12 feet wide. 
• I don't remember life before public transportation and walking everywhere. 
• I am now the master of dividing all prices by 7.7 - trying desperately to mentally convert the price to USD. 
• Sadly, I completely forgot about Thanksgiving coming up, because Thanksgiving is only in America!

And I'm sure that there are so many more strange things that I no longer realize are strange or different! 

So now I'm off to bed - remembering that there is a 13 hour time difference from Hong Kong to America, and that WV is just now starting it's Monday. So have a good Monday, enjoy speaking English, and smile when you see a funny turkey or pilgrim decoration in celebration of Thanksgiving...