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After over 30 hours and several Ebola screenings, I arrived safely in Saskatoon and was greeted by my entire family!

Here are a few things that will take some getting used to:

-Having space between me and the person next to me in a vehicle.

-Not having to hold my breath in order to avoid inhaling pungent b.o. when someone passes by me closely.

-Eating fresh fruit and veggies and not being scared of getting the poops.

-Drinking water and not being scared of getting the poops.

-Brushing my teeth with tap water and not being scared of getting the poops (or black teeth).

-Swimming in a lake and not being scared of getting the poops.

-Taking a poop and knowing the toilet will flush.

-Having a shower with hot water.

-Having a shower with a constant stream of water.

-Having a shower knowing the water won’t shut off halfway through, causing you to walk outside in a towel and shampoo in hair to restart the pump.

-Having a shower without being scared of flooding your bedroom.

-Having a shower where the "hot" tap gives hot water, and the "cold" tap gives cold water.

-Having clean feet.

-Having clean fingernails.

-Using soap after using the bathroom and knowing water will come out of the tap.

-Having the power always on, and never eating/reading/playing cards by candlelight.

-Not carrying a flashlight with you at all times, "just in case".

-Not having frogs outside keeping you up all night. 

-Washing machines. WASHING MACHINES.

-Not getting rust on your clothes from hang drying outside, then having it rain.

-Clothes that don't smell like musty dampness.

-Breathing in fresh air that isn't smoke from burning garbage (plastic) piles.

-Blowing my nose and not seeing black.

-Hugging children without being scared of getting ringworm and/or scabies.

-Pot holes in Canada really aren't that bad.

-Sleeping without a mosquito net.

-Internet that doesn't take 15 minutes to load a page.

-Not having random children run towards you to be held, or hold your hand.

-Not having people randomly touch your arm, smell you, sneak a picture with you, just because you have white skin.

-Being surrounded by mzungus.

I wouldn't have changed a thing.