–Your lunch is interrupted by a call at the door to go see an alligator someone found
–Half of your baby's breakfast every day is papaya
–You consider leaving the spiders and cobwebs in your house since they always come back, and they can help catch the swarming nightly bugs anyway
–Your dreams of raspberries, blueberries and strawberries are somewhat suppressed by having more pineapple than you know what to do with
–You get to do interesting and unusual things for your "job"
–You have 2-3 months or more of groceries in your village house
–Your family vehicle is a speed boat
–You learn to cook and eat strange foods
–You get to practice your building and inventing skills ALL THE TIME
–You know what it's like to have ten ripening papayas sitting in your pantry while most of your friends back home have never even seen one
–You always have an itch
–You've carried a basket by a strap across your forehead
–You know how to pronounce "açaí" and have seen it in real life (and actually eat it every day while it's in season)
–You wear long sleeves in 90 degree weather because of the sun and bugs
–You grocery shop only once every 2-3 months (and once you do, you're glad you won't have to do it again for a while!)
–You can name over 6 types of bananas
–You find yourself subconsciously keeping track of how much water and electricity you're using even when you're out in town
–You feel like it's a big deal to dress up for church in town since you haven't dressed up for a few months (and if you're a woman, you may or may not at least once have gotten a photo to remember it by)
–You get to do cool things, see cool places, and meet all kinds of people for the sake of the Gospel
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You Know You're an Amazon Jungle Kid Missionary When...
–You had to ask what a toaster is too
–You're so used to unheated water that a warm shower feels too hot
–You wear flip flops or boots more often than tennis shoes
–You have to look at pictures to remember what blueberries and raspberries look like
–You know where bananas really come from
–Going to the grocery store is a novelty
–You haven't ever seen snow or you can count on one hand the number of times you've seen it
–You're working on your third language (maybe even while still learning your second and first languages)
–You knew what an "inverter" is or at least the word before the age of four
–Your friend has a pet monkey
–You know what plantains are and have eaten them more than once
–Your friends often play with recycled toys (aka trash)
–You've seen animals, and weird fruits, vegetables and plants that people back home have never heard of
–You're excited to eat vegetables, because you know what it's like to be without them
–You've asked your parents while in town if leaving the light on is going to use up the batteries