so I'm still working on The Poisonwood Bible. I wish I was getting through it faster but I've been pretty busy lately. So I'm falling a little behind on my reading spree, but it's ok. I should catch up later when all I have to do is read in the beautiful sunshine of Colorado.
The book is about a Baptist preacher who takes his wife and four young daughters to the Congo on a missionary trip. It is written from the point of view of the mother and four girls, each chapter written by one of them. In one chapter, one of the girls is talking about what the people in their village wear and how there is a man who wears a woman's sweater but doesn't seem to notice.
"But if you think about it, how would he or anyone here ever know it's a lady's sweater? How do I even know? Because of the styling, though it's nothing you could plainly describe. So is it even a lady's sweater, here in the Congo? I wonder."
This quote struck me as something very enlightened. Perhaps something only someone living in a very different world would notice. It's very interesting the things we take for granted or don't even think about but when put in a foreign environment, surrounded by people with different backgrounds and cultural experiences becomes strange and unfamiliar.
It's a great book so far and I look forward to enjoying the rest. Keep you posted.
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