■The U.S. is a foreign country.
■You watch a documentary on National Geographic and recognize someone.
■You consider a city 500 miles away to be "very close."
■You’re only 7 years of age, but speak with authority about the quality of airline travel.
■You’re in college now, but the stringy hair and braces picture taken while you were in 5th grade is still gracing refrigerators all across America.
■Your father stops 8 times on the way to church to pick up 19 people in his 12 passenger van (and this seems normal to you.)
■You own personal appliances with 3 types of plugs, know the difference between 110 and 220 volts, 50 and 60 cycle current, and realize that an adaptor isn't always enough to make your appliances work.
■Monday is your "Day of Rest"
■You marvel at the cleanliness of gas station restrooms.
■You automatically take off your shoes when you get home.
■You wonder what a dryer sheet is.
■You wonder what a dryer sheet is.
■You've been lost in a large, foreign airport and knew what to do.
■You don't know how to count American money.
■You know what a water closet is.
■Adults want to pay you to teach them English.
■You believe vehemently that football is played with a round, spotted ball.
■You think in grams, liters, and meters.
■Your family stores buckets of water in your kitchen and bathroom.
■Your family stores buckets of water in your kitchen and bathroom.
■You've spoken in dozens of churches but aren't a pastor.
■The majority of your friends don't speak English.
■Someone brings up the name of a team and you get the sport wrong.
■You can amuse yourself for hours with a cardboard box.
■When you are on furlough, you or any one of your siblings could step into the pulpit and finish your dad’s sermon because you know it by heart.
■You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?" or.... "Where are you from?" has more than one reasonable answer.
■You`re 18 and you have a passport, but no driver's license.
■Your life story uses the phrase "Then we went to ..." five times.
■Your family sends you peanut butter and Kool-Aid for Christmas.
■You sort your friends by continent.
■You are grateful for the speed and efficiency of the U.S. Postal Service.
■You realize that furlough is not a vacation.
■You know how to pack.
■ You don't think that two hours is a long sermon.
■You do your personal devotions in another language.
■You understand the meanings of "living by faith" and the "power of prayer."
And the list could go on and on, my friends....
Loved this!! =)
ReplyDeleteFunny -- so many of those are familiar to me -- I know the 011 international area code, too. Not nearly half the others, but the travel ones, and prayers -- absolutely!
ReplyDeleteSo familiar!
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique privilege to be raised on the mission field.
Hugs to those precious MKs in your home (including the big one)!
I love you, Sister!
Anna
So cute!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Thank you for posting it & for being a "missionary kid" :)
ReplyDeleteI was smiling or laughing the entire time. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is great! It gave me a laugh this morning! Could relate to SO many of them. Thanks Mrs. Sloan:)
ReplyDeleteJolene, this is great. I could so relate to this post! Can I link to this post from my blog? It fits MK's sooo well!
ReplyDeleteMK's get have such a great life!! So many things other kids don't get to experience! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Mona
Hilarious!!! I was given a sheet with many of these at our Mission Board's Candidate School. Love it!
ReplyDeleteDo you mind if I link to this on a future Missionary Monday???
Aint that the truth?! ALL of it! On the 4th I wore my American Flag scarf and my 4 year old daughter saw it and said, "Mom, is that for Argentina?" Poor girl didn't even know what flag it was. Only an MK! I am glad that she will be blessed to learn of Old Glory and Argentina, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this great list!
This is great. Thanks for posting it. So very true. I have a similar list on my site, http://www.babyhomepages.net/tenlittleinions/stories.php?page=54
ReplyDeleteabout midway down on that page.