Culture Shock

When one speaks of culture shock, usually it's with a negative connotation. To be sure, we've had our negative experiences of culture shock. But we've also had some positive ones, some really good expierences of culture shock. One was last week when I (Angela) went out for coffee and dessert with our teammate Laura and one of her Bolivian friends. I was really full from a large lunch and dinner due to mission activities, so only wanted a coffee. But I was also really hot. So I ordered a "cafe frio", or cold coffee. Imagine my surprise when they brought me a coffee milkshake topped with a mountain of whipped cream! Any other time, I would have been delighted, but I was so stuffed that I was dissappointed. But it tasted much like a Starbucks frappuccino, and only for $1.50. So next time I go out for coffee, I'm going to be sure to save room and order a cafe frio! My other pleasant experience with culture shock came today. Some of you know about all the bad haircuts I got in Costa Rica, so needless to say I was a little nervous about getting my haircut here. But I was really in need of one. I sought out a really really nice salon, got a good haircut, and paid top dollar - ELEVEN DOLLARS!