You get used to it

Things that seemed so culturally different when we arrived are now becoming our everyday norm.  Here are some of those differences:

Unpaved roads

Waiting for service

Cold showers

Hot nights

Broken stuff (fan)

Toilet paper in waste paper basket

Fruit trucks driving and yelling

Walking, walking and walking

Hiking is part of travel,  even if you have reserved a shuttle

Hitch hiking is ok

Perspective about problem solving, there is always a way!

Free drink refills are hard to come by

Function vs comfort.  Comfort doesn't win at the end of the day

Lack of 24x7 access to anything

Waking up and sleeping with the sun

Not always having a plan. 

Getting "ready" is as simple as brushing your teeth putting in your contacts and having coffee.  

Conserving all things...water, electricity, plastic bags, clean clothes, sugar & other portable foods

Wearing same clothes over and over

Putting our lives in the hands of "crazy" drivers every day. 

Hearing multiple languages around us

Responding to "where are you from?"

No routine is our new routine

Efficient packing

No itemized receipts just hand-written totals

Tips included in all bills

Most bugs and spiders can't actually hurt you but fire ants can sure ruin your day