a reminder...

Had a friend remind me tonight that in China its so easy to just see the ways we fail, or the things that are difficult. Its not uncommon on any given day to be laughed at publicly on the street, made a fool of because of our language skills (or lack there of), or just generally feel like we are incapable of full understanding our surroundings. Over dinner, we were talking with another friend who has only been in China for about 4 weeks. She reminded alot of us that what we are doing here and why we are doing it, is pretty amazing. She also mentioned that you have to be a certain kind of person to do this. To say that we have lived in China, is to say that we have overcome something.

I just needed reminding of this today.