Just a quick thought...

Now that I'm at permanent site, I've completely let myself go it seems. I no longer wear any make up, my hair is permanently in a pony tail, and besides when I'm teaching (when I'm strapped into a tight floor length skirt with material that resembles drapes and a long sleeved collared shirt...in 90 degree tropical weather no less) I am biking around in my uw basketball shorts and an over sized I love NY t-shirt (Thank you Maryann!) It's incredibly freeing to not ever worry about your appearance. And no matter what I look like, the market ladies still faun over me just because I'm such a novelty. =) it's in those moments when i sit back and laugh at the absurdity of the situation, and how this would never happen if I were still living in the States.