How Does a Green Girl Act?
I've heard about this book for missionary kids called "I Am Green." (Unfortunately, when I actually looked for it, all I found were environmentally friendly titles) The premise is this... the home culture (for us, the USA) is 'Blue' and the new culture (for us, Honduras) is 'Yellow' and Blue+Yellow = Green...
This book is aimed at kids, but I certainly feel like I'm approaching Green. When I was true Blue, I was on-time, organized, scheduled, less-emotional, fixed up, more isolated. When I am mellow Yellow, I am spontaneous, emotional, natural (i.e. no make-up and bleach-stained clothes), and a magnet for stares.
Lately, I'm becoming more Green. There are days when a girl just needs to dress up and look like a girl again. There are times when being on-time is respectful, especially in more Blue-Green places. There are times where it is good to guard tears and anger at injustice (I can't think of any examples right now, but I'm sure there are!)
In 5 weeks, I'll be very Green. The combo of my beloved USA Blue and my Honduran Yellow will merge into hopefully, a lovely shade of Lime. It is my hope to take the best of both cultures and be fully present in each one - not wishing my time away on either side of the border.
This book is aimed at kids, but I certainly feel like I'm approaching Green. When I was true Blue, I was on-time, organized, scheduled, less-emotional, fixed up, more isolated. When I am mellow Yellow, I am spontaneous, emotional, natural (i.e. no make-up and bleach-stained clothes), and a magnet for stares.
Lately, I'm becoming more Green. There are days when a girl just needs to dress up and look like a girl again. There are times when being on-time is respectful, especially in more Blue-Green places. There are times where it is good to guard tears and anger at injustice (I can't think of any examples right now, but I'm sure there are!)
In 5 weeks, I'll be very Green. The combo of my beloved USA Blue and my Honduran Yellow will merge into hopefully, a lovely shade of Lime. It is my hope to take the best of both cultures and be fully present in each one - not wishing my time away on either side of the border.
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