"Ask not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive...then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
Howard Thurman

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

More Key Learnings

  • Small groups of women here smiling, laughing and enjoying small things reminds me that girlfriends can make all the difference in a day.
  • Always keep your rice in the freezer in hot climates.
  • Whatever law in much of the world that prevents people from having different crazy horn sounds is a good one.  Everyone here tries to get the next best wild sounding horn and now that real emergency sirens are used nobody pays attention because they think it's someones horn.
  • Always carry a handful of toilet paper in your backpack.
  • A family of 5 can easily ride on a motorcycle.
  • It is possible for one man to walk through 3 lanes of traffic and parked cars carrying a large dining room table (wooden) and 4 chairs on top of his head.  He was right next to us so a photo wasn't appropriate.
  • When the bus is full just hold onto the outside.  When the outside is full hold onto the back of a truck headed the same direction.  Photo below.
  • It is also possible for two men to carry parts from an entire car at one time.  We've seen these carts (below) for a long time and it's amazing what they can haul - even up the side of the mountain!
  • Most of my observations and photos come from spending way too much time stuck in traffic!




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