Steph is to life in Mozambique as a 4th grader is to her first concert when she was so proud to be dressed up in black and white like a real performer, but then she watched the video 10 years later and realized she forgot to play the b flats and auditorily resembled a flock of arguing ducks.
So in case you ever find yourself in the same situation, I'm including a list of things I've already figured out for you.
- 6 o’clock means 6am. 18 o’clock means 6pm.
- Do not shake hands or serve food with left hand.
- If you plant something out of season, it won’t grow.
- If you’re cooking something you’ve never seen before, leave plenty of time for preparation, ask for help, and have a back-up plan.
- It is possible to work hard and still get 8 hours of sleep a night.
- Some things get bigger when you prepare them for consumption, like rice, beans, and oatmeal.
- Some things shrink down to nothing, like tomatoes and leafy vegetables, and water if you forget about it.
- If you do something silly, you feel sillier.
- Friendship requires effort, but can’t be forced.
- Bugs can eat holes through a pile of students’ notebooks left on the floor.
- When you are hungry, there are few foods that you don’t like.
- If you trip in front of all your students, just laugh to yourself and keep walking.
- When pouring water any higher than waist level from a full 20-liter bucket, move non-waterproof things in the surrounding area out of the way.
- Cockroaches can fly.
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