BONJOU!!!
Tét chaje deja. SVP, w'ap tounen demen. Mesi anpil.
This is the sign on my door. Or will be as soon as Ashley and I make it. LOL
Translation:
GOOD MORNING!!!
My head has reached maximum capacity already. Please return tomorrow. Thank you very much.
Yeah, so that's been my state for about the past week and I'm not really sure what to do accept feel like an idiot when my brain freezes and I can no longer speak English, Creole, or remember what I'm saying in either language. Argh.
Today, Ashley and I went to the bookstore and LOOKED AT BOOKS! (Thank you, Captain Obvious). But is was actually really cool: I saw a book of 999 Haitian Proverbs in English and Creole. Here is the proverb that struck me in the right way (funny how the right Haitian proverb seems to pop up just when I need it)
"Fók ou aprann p'pou konprann: si ou pa aprann w'ap rete déyé"
Translation:
You must learn to understand: if you don't learn, you will stay behind
Funny how often the opposite of how you feel is what you must learn/do. My current situation is a perfect example. I can feel myself growing and stretching and soaking up more and more. Now the challenge is figuring out what to do when your sponge is full. If you have any advice, please feel free to share!
On another note, I find it quite entertaining that no matter what, whenever I try to speak Creole Haitians laugh. I'm not sure if they're laughing cuz it's good or bad or just plain funny. I'm ok with it, it just cracks me up. AND whenever I speak Creole or do anything, Haitians are like, "Li inteligánt" (she's intelligent with maybe correct spelling--haha, that's ironic to the statement). Anyway, just an entertaining fact for the day.
Please leave advice or thoughts or random comments below. OR you can just read this and move on to something else. OR you can not read this at all and never know what you're missing! ORRRR...I have nothing else...Tét chaje.
Live and Love, my friends!
This is your mom's advise: when your sponge is full, squeeze it out and start soaking up more :) Life is fluid, so keep flowing. God will increase your sponge size (like a muscle getting stronger when stressed). Love you!
ReplyDeleteI really, really like this post. But I like you more <3
ReplyDelete"live and love" <---- I want that on my wall I think. But I want you on my wall more. No... no, actually that's quite a disturbing comment...