Things I miss about home:
Family and friends - it´s a given I miss you all but especially our kids!
Sights: Waking up at the farm and walking down to the river!
Sounds: Deathly quiet at night - no dogs barking or car alarms screaming
Smells: No urine smell hitting you from time to time - they do it anywhere here - no shame!
Also being able to get in the car and drive anywhere we want to and them being able to walk on flat - wide pavements!
Being able to understand what is being said to you - including party invitations or arrangements for early morning witnessing! I didn´t know I had agreed to a 7am start on Saturday!
Vegemite - shoulda,woulda,coulda brought some from home - Lynne you were right when you can´t have something - you want it more!
THINGS I WILL MISDS WHEN WE GO HOME:
The new friends we´ve made among others the Willis Family - they have been a great help! (photo shows us out for coffee on shopping day)
Sights: Waking up and looking out at the hills - it reminds me of the Heidi Story, I know it is not the Swiss Alps but it is so pretty.
Sounds: The singing at the Kingdom Hall - it cracks me up cause sometimes they go up instead of down or visa versa.
Smells: The pig cooking on the corner - even though I would never eat it - it smells good.
Also: the cheap food prices - how am I ever going to fit back into NZ price ways - yesterday we brought a whold eye fillet for $8.95 (we split it with the Willis´)
Other sights on or from the bus such as the kid that got on and sang a some for money or seeing the woman doing their washing in the river as the photo shows.
The zealousness of the Brothers and Sisters right down to the little kids. As you can see they don´t have vacum cleaners at the hall either and they sweep the carpet after the meeting. Everyone helps. Actually I don´t think they do more than move the dust around but it is a good try.
5 comments:
Great photos!
Hope you guys will still be around when we plan to get there early next year. Is that likely?
R&K
Beth said it all - oh well must get into the car and drive to the KH for the theo school.I hope our group isn't on cleaning tonight - those vac cleanners are so noisy! Boy that hamburger (homemade) was great for tea - but it cost a heap more than B & M would have paid! Is that a truck driving past? yukky - mum did a dog leave its calling card - - oh no its just an upturned leaf!
Hola R & K - we certainly hope we will be here - we have to be anyway cause it will be our turn to help somebody new in town! Are you learning any spanish?
Hola Ann - HA HA HA!!!
Si, si. nosotros hablamos español un poco.
Trying to learn a bit each day.
R&K
Yes we miss you too. Wayne and I are visiting the Campbells in Chch and they have enjoyed reading your blog and send their love. Luvyalots
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