I’m Getting Tired of Being Stared At
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 | Uncategorized
Whenever I walk outside of the compound of my house, I get stared at. Being white is a bit of a novelty here and sometimes I get tired of it. Like most people, I just want to be known and appreciated for who I am, not for the color my skin or the country I’m from (Many people would love to go to America or another Western country and sometimes they see me and think VISA).
Yesterday, I had two different men try to set up a date with me and another man spoke to me in Amharic telling me how beautiful he thought I was (this was translated by his friend who spoke English). It reminds me of that verse in Psalms or Proverbs which says something like “men are in hot pursuit of you” : ) (That’s totally and completely taken out of context. It refers to an army chasing after David or something like that). Sometimes I really feel that way, and at times I want to be rude, ignore it, or try to gracefully back out of the situation. It’s tricky!
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