This has got to be the good life...

This has got to be the good life....

 

Because having tea with your neighbors is absolutely considered work.

Because I walk out my backyard and it looks like Jurassic park.

Because I can justify spending 3 hours sitting outside simply because I have to do laundry.

Because I can plant food and eat it for weeks.

Because I get to spend hours reading books.

Because I never have to shut the windows of my house.

Because everyone has babies and everyone lets me hold them.

Because I am learning something new everyday.

Because I can run with my dog and she doesn’t have to have a leash.

Because internet is a luxury that I get when I go to town.

Because I can eat jackfruit everyday of my life.

Because you can see more stars here at night than anywhere in the world.

Because I get to help people help themselves.

Because people laugh and smile when I speak their language.

Because I go to sleep to the sounds of frogs croaking and bugs buzzing.

Because crested cranes live in my backyard.

Because life is simple.

Because I see my neighbors at least 7 times a day.

Because I can buy avocados the size of my head for about 10 cents.

Because it is appropriate for me to walk in someone’s back door without an invitation.

Because I can lose power for two weeks and not get angry.

Because I can ride my bike or walk to work.

Because I get to play Frisbee everyday.

Because everyone says hello, even if they don’t know me.

Because I live about 30k from the equator.

Because I can spend 75 cents and get a delicious meal of tilapia.

Because the sun shines every day here.

Because I appreciate the little things.

Because I get to teach people English.

Because time goes so slowly here that everyday seems to last for 3, and that’s a good thing.

Because I am learning sign language.

Because I don’t wear makeup.... and I kind of like it.

Because at night this place smells like a Bath & Body works shop.

Because I get to see baby goats doing back flips off of termite mounds.

Because I have met best friends who I can grow old with.

Because my neighbors are my confidants.

Because I shower from a bucket and actually look forward to it.

Because my dog can do tricks and people think she is a genius.

Because I get to see the sun rise every morning.

Because I am growing and changing, and that is the whole point of life.

Because I get to help the future primary teachers of Ugandan improve their teaching skills, and therefore improve the future of Uganda.

Because there is not much in the world that is better than this........

 

This is definitely the good life.