I don’t know why I have such a strong desire to learn the phrase, “I’m not from here” but ever since that day in the market in Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea (when we were the only westerners within 100 miles except for a few missionaries) I just have. Here, I had Sara Tady (who often mentions she’s on Facebook) teach me and you the phrase in Romanian, one of the prominent languages of Moldova. Watch this:
There were some wonderful hosts during my time in this country, Andy and Nancy Raatz and their girls were very hospitable, Troy and Heather Darrin were as well, Wendell, who’s a missionary in Lithuania happened to be around and that was fun. Sara (who happens to be pretty good friends with my grandmother and cousins in Duvall, WA) was a blast and will help host the team this fall…and finally, Jessie who will soon head back to North Central University and Shonna who’s heading back to Springfield, MO (near the College of the Ozarks, her alma mater) were great guides.And I ate well…thanks Nancy.
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i remember being in Poland trying to buy a train ticket with you. “We’re not from around here.” you told the lady in english. She had no idea what you said.
Good times. Thanks for buying the cheese and crackers at 3 a.m. in the small 24-hour polish deli.
Posted on June 7th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
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