In Honduras I used all three of these phrases in Spanish the first night at the restaurant. It was exciting to step across the language barrier and be understood. That was thirty years ago. My son Scotty and I traveled from Ulaanbataar, Mongolia to Ulan Ude, Russia knowing how to say in Russian: Hello, Thank You, and Five Bread. Most of these phrases should be said with a smile as in the cartoon.
The first phrases we learned in Mongolia were about buying food. Gonsuk taught me how to ask, “Do you have potatoes?” While “Jesus loves you” is very important, “How much are the eggs?” is also important. Most Baptist missionaries learn the language rather than rely on interpreters. While this is slower at first in ministry, it helps build personal relationships and makes you a part of the community.
Someone asked me yesterday, “How much is 110 kilograms?” I replied, “In the cartoon, my hair is still dark brown”.
Laughing the Languages 
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I am cartooning my life story of interacting with different languages.
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Still learning how to use my blog. Just pushed the web button last week. Started April 1, 2017 both with cartooning and blogging my unpublished memoirs.
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My memoir is not published, but most of the cartoons still come from it. Now 1.5 years as a blogger and cartoonist. I write by “Keep it Simple Stupid”.
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