People can be sweet in case you were unaware. Now I'll be honest, my hometown is not the friendliest place but neither was the city that I recently left from. I am generally a smiling, sunshine spreading (occasional tutu wearing) type of person. Throughout my adulthood this has been appreciated. It was especially welcomed at my previous job. Being home I've recently encountered more people that are welcoming of this, after all of these years I have been accepted!!! LOL
My sister is in town from MI for the week and we had a sister's day out (the first in years). We went kayaking, to eat at a local restaurant, and then to get our nails done. My pedicurist was freaking HILLARIOUS. I've only ever had my nails done a few times in my life but this is the most that I've ever had a conversation with the person doing my nails. Her personality made me happy and she showed my sister and I YouTube clips of dolphins "humping" women, which I promise is not as bad as it sounds and actually was kinda funny/disturbing (she was cautioning me about swimming with dolphins). She was very encouraging about me going but took on a motherly tone about me going alone. She also gave me several travel tips. Her husband was not as animated but equally funny. LOVED THEM!
I met with someone that I used to go to church with growing up. I had not seen her since I left for college but we connected after her mom told my mom that she had gone to Australia before. It was funny because we ran into each other earlier in the day at the gym knowing we were meeting up later to eat lunch together. Anyway, she told me about her trip to Australia when she was an undergrad as a part of a study abroad experience. Actually she is the second person that I have talked to that has studied abroad there. I've actually collected some pretty good information from people that have been there, which has been great. I'll obviously have my own experiences but it's nice to hear from other people. Something that kinda sucks is that 1 AUD is currently equivalent to $.92 USD so I'm pretty much looking at a dollar for a dollar. This sucks compared to how it was when other people that I have talked to who have been there and the USD was significantly worth more.
As I closed out one of my memberships with a place that directly takes money from my account the lady I spoke with was great! I informed her of why I was closing out the account and she was so sweet and encouraging about my upcoming adventure. She told me about her faith in God and happiness with being alive (breast cancer survivor). She actually used to be a competitive weight lifter for the U.S. as a member of one of the armed forces. I really enjoyed talking with her and we talked for a few minutes. She traveled around the world and even domestically competitively lifting, how cool is that!?! She said that she was going to pray for me and my trip as well, and not without failing to mention that God answers her prayers. :-)
Most people are loveable when given a chance. Just listen to their stories!
My sister is in town from MI for the week and we had a sister's day out (the first in years). We went kayaking, to eat at a local restaurant, and then to get our nails done. My pedicurist was freaking HILLARIOUS. I've only ever had my nails done a few times in my life but this is the most that I've ever had a conversation with the person doing my nails. Her personality made me happy and she showed my sister and I YouTube clips of dolphins "humping" women, which I promise is not as bad as it sounds and actually was kinda funny/disturbing (she was cautioning me about swimming with dolphins). She was very encouraging about me going but took on a motherly tone about me going alone. She also gave me several travel tips. Her husband was not as animated but equally funny. LOVED THEM!
I met with someone that I used to go to church with growing up. I had not seen her since I left for college but we connected after her mom told my mom that she had gone to Australia before. It was funny because we ran into each other earlier in the day at the gym knowing we were meeting up later to eat lunch together. Anyway, she told me about her trip to Australia when she was an undergrad as a part of a study abroad experience. Actually she is the second person that I have talked to that has studied abroad there. I've actually collected some pretty good information from people that have been there, which has been great. I'll obviously have my own experiences but it's nice to hear from other people. Something that kinda sucks is that 1 AUD is currently equivalent to $.92 USD so I'm pretty much looking at a dollar for a dollar. This sucks compared to how it was when other people that I have talked to who have been there and the USD was significantly worth more.
As I closed out one of my memberships with a place that directly takes money from my account the lady I spoke with was great! I informed her of why I was closing out the account and she was so sweet and encouraging about my upcoming adventure. She told me about her faith in God and happiness with being alive (breast cancer survivor). She actually used to be a competitive weight lifter for the U.S. as a member of one of the armed forces. I really enjoyed talking with her and we talked for a few minutes. She traveled around the world and even domestically competitively lifting, how cool is that!?! She said that she was going to pray for me and my trip as well, and not without failing to mention that God answers her prayers. :-)
Most people are loveable when given a chance. Just listen to their stories!
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