Maira had the great idea of writing down things that she is and isn’t getting used to in Malaysia (you can read her blog at newsfrompj.blogspot.com) so I think I’ll try a list of my own….

Things I am getting used to:

-The loud prayer at 4:30am
-Trash everywhere
-The overwhelming amount of men who work at the hotel, and everywhere for that matter. There really is a surplus of labor.
-Open sewers
-Not understanding what most people are saying
-The crazy streets
-Watching Al Jazeera English! It’s seriously the best news channel I have ever watched.
-Seeing people with polio.

Not getting used to:

-Secret service and being afraid of the police.
-Not remembering everyone’s long, complicated names.
-Feeling like people think Adam and I can solve all their tech problems, or that we are more important than we actually are.
-Sweating all the time, everywhere.
-The ridiculous amount of service we receive at this hotel
-Walking places
-A man’s world/man talk…I need to get used to communicating and engaging with mostly men.