Idaho does not have metros especially where I am from, which happens to be a small town named Emmett. Despite my upbringing in a fairly small community I find myself far more comfortable in the city. I am not talking about a city like Boise, which happens to be the biggest city in my area. A real city, with you know... metros and stuff. Last week my Intern group and I took off in to the beautiful blue sky and landed in the middle of DC. We lived life as if we were big city folk for a week.
We had a blast my only complaint is that we were noticably out of towners which annoys me. I mean my group was fine, they acted like their normal selfs and I love them all. I just prefer to blend in when I am visiting places and not give off the foreigner vibe. I like getting myself into the character of the people and experiencing city life like they do day to day. Not always an attainable goal when you are with a large crowd from out of state.
The trip was an amazing one despite my failed efforts to blend in. We visited our state reps and prayed for them. The timing could not have been any better. Our senators and representives are stretched to their limits and are truely desperate for help. They could not convey how badly they needed God's relief. We got a small taste of what our leaders go through everyday. God has changed my life in the process of this past week and I can not see myself going back to that same person and God help me because I do not want to go back either.
Oh yes about metros and myself. I am the metro master. YES! Ok, ok not the master but I know how to work them and quite well I might add.
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i too like to blend in...that's why i don't like going on the metro with a bunch of out-of-towners. especially ones who don't have public transit back home...they're quite loud and obnoxious on the metro. but we did have a good week!
Oh come on! Why fit in? If we would have fit in we would have never made our entire section of the metro laugh. We wouldn't have had a little girl claping. We wouldn't have striked up a conversation with a seemingly deaf man...entirely in sign language. We wouldn't have been able to tell a man that Jesus loved him. Why fit in when we could brighten peoples days? Why fit into a culture that rairly smiles and it tired out of their minds?
Yes there is a time and a place to be mature and quite...personally I think we did great.
Yes you guys did fine and I'm not saying that at all. I am just saying there is so much to be learned when you live life like someone else you get a better perspective of what people go through and what they think if you look at them from the same angle as them.
It was a great trip and not everyone was annoyed on the metro but some were.
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