Land of Opposites

     What would you expect from a country on the opposite side of the world? Well I’m here to tell you what I have found so far (been here just over a week now!). The first thing I noticed is they drive on the opposite side of the road, with the steering wheel on the opposite side of the car. This makes crossing the road a challenge because you have to look the opposite way first (right left right). Did I mention how everything is measured differently? It’s kilometers instead of miles, liters instead of gallons, kilograms instead of pounds. The temperature is Celsius instead of Fahrenheit (so “30 degrees” here is hot instead of cold). I already mentioned that the constellations in the night sky are upside down (Orion stands on his head). And I’m sure there will be other things I will discover along the way. My favorite thing to do when I’m at my host family’s house is discuss things with the eight year old about life here, such as the different words they use, etc. His favorite question to me is “do they have ______ in America?” Sometimes it takes some talking in circles to figure out what the other one is talking about! There is no end to the amusement. Anyway just thought I would do a quick update here to let you all know I’m alive and well on the opposite side of the world!

:)

-Rachel