Our team made a fun list of what becomes normal after being in Nicaragua for two months.
1. You respond to "gringa"
2. You eat prunes for a snack
3. You frown upon putting toilet paper in the toilet
4. Going to get a coke means walking for 20 minutes
5. It's normal to clean the toilet and the sink with the same brush
6. You have in-depth discussions on which bug net color is the most affective
7. You have to decide whether to shower with yellow-jackets or tarantula's
8. You become immune to the smell of B.O.
9. You cry over burgers
10. It's shocking when there are no rice and beans for breakfast
11. Fiber is passed around at breakfast
12. Digestive systems are a daily prayer request
13.You go weeks without looking in a mirror
14.A stranger offers you a ride and you accept without thinking twice
15. You drink ants daily
16. Adults and children walking around with machete's doesn't scare you
17. Seeing 5 people on 1 moto is normal
18. Deet becomes your perfume
19. It's devastating when the favorite hammock rips
20. Going to bed after 9pm seems late
21. Putting food in 2 zip-locks and hanging it from the ceiling to protect it from ants seems normal
22. The smell of lake water means it's clean
23. You save ice cream containers for samples at the clinic
23. Last but not least, you are ALWAYS looks for Osvaldo
