Bizarre International Moment

Two summers ago, in Sopron, Hungary, the group of mission volunteers were preparing to go on tours of the sleepy Hungarian town. Americans (especially the ones we were with) can be loud and forget that the rest of the world has enough of a reason to hate us without us being loud in their streets when we're visiting.

This nice lady was drawn to her window by the noise of our group. I caught her eye and waved, pointed to my camera, making the universal "Can I take a picture?" face. She got all embarrassed in a friendly way. Then she hid behind the curtain, pulled out this doll, and made it wave at me for a picture. Bizarre, but one of my favorite moments.