The Number One Son Report

Jul. 18, 2007 - Foreigners, Foreign Food, Business, and Me

Number One Son says:

I got home early tonight - about 10:30. I discovered I was actually in charge of the project to make new IDs for all employees (that's the weird thing about working where you sort of speak the language - sometimes the messages aren't real clear) and I had to do something at the photo shop a ways away, so Honorable Uncle dropped me off there and told me I could go home when I was done. The shop closed pretty soon after I got there, so I went to Papa John's - I was craving pizza. I really wanted Pizza Hut, but they close early and are, um, kind of snotty about it (they wouldn't serve me at 9:30, when they close at 10 one night) I ate at papa johns at 9:30. They closed the door to the mall at 9:45, and took me out through the kitchen, lockerroom, back offices, and storage room to the back door - There were 10-15 others there when I left - I wonder did they take them all out that way?

At the next table was a family of 4 that looked western -- lots of times westerners are friendly and that's nice, so I kept glancing up at them to see if they wanted to chat, but I think they were speaking Spanish or Italian, though they ordered in English. Occasionally I do see whole foreign families over here, though it's not very common. Most foreigners are men from 25 to 45 years old. I always wonder "What's your story? Why are you here? How'd you come?" It'd be fun to know.

The food quality on Western food is very random, even at chain restaurants. For example, KFC is extremely common here, yet the KFC near my building is awful - undercooked, cold food - and they never understand complaints :-) I haven't had a really good batch of fries since I got here.

I am pretty discouraged today. I pulled out my camera and somehow the screen had gotten broken. I can't figure out how it happened. That and the broken headphone jack on my laptop have me pretty frustrated tonight.

I get very frustrated with how the sample makers won't follow the very clear instructions I give them. Makes me understand why folks want to deal with us rather than deal with the factories themselves.

It is incredibly hot here this week [The heat index was 99 degrees when we talked to him at 7am!].

And finally, oddly enough, I saw a sign today for Deo Valente Realty today! That is Latin for God willing. Very strange!

Back to Honorable Mother: Number One Son is also having a very hard time discerning if he is pleasing his uncle. His uncle is very demanding and disagrees very strongly with many of the convictions we have and choices we have made. Please pray for wisdom for Number One Son and that his testimony would bring glory to God.

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