the last few weeks

i am sure you've all answered the question 'what have you done this week', well, today, to give you some insight into what my life is like, i thought i'd give you a few things that have happened over the last fortnight or so (or for those of you who don't understand that language, the last two weeks):
- i helped, twice, to try and comb lice out of some beautiful childrens hair, it proved to be an impossible task.
- i saw a man pull up next to a woman and then saw her climb into the car (well actually, i have seen this numerous times over the last few weeks) but then this time, as soon as she shut the door, 2 cops came running out of nowhere and it turns out she was an undercover cop and they busted him. that was a nice change from usually just seeing the woman get in the car and they drive off.
- i helped a family move from one apartment to a townhouse. it reminded me to be thankful for the place that i live in.
- i preached at the korean salvation army corps that we (matt and i) and the ignite team attend every second week.
- i noticed my skin is as pale as it has been in such a long time that i can't remember (i am not exaggerating - i honestly can't remember the last time i had no tan lines on my body and it's just about there - scary!)
- i went out and celebrated the birthday of a man who says he's not exactly sure how old he is as his mother never told him
- i celebrated my first Eid, with the somali group that i do tutoring with on saturdays at our office
- i went and worked out my muscles for the first time since leaving home, they coped pretty well
- i took a bunch of ladies from our community to an exclusive spa, verity. we get to go every now and then and they treat us all. unfortunately i missed out on the massage. oh well.
if you had asked me about the last few weeks, i would have said they were pretty normal. and they were, for me.
life is funny. i have been learning a lot recently about how different and how similar peoples lives can be. a lot of us go through the same things, just in vastly different contexts.
have a happy friday.