We live about a mile away from Mennonites however I have never imagined how weird their lifestyle is; I see them in neighborhood once a while buying stuff however that’s just about it, our school has a program dedicated to reading weird cultures & why some have stayed the same for centuries, and this year, it was our class’s time to experience the difference.
I was overcome with excitement & our parents tried to help me keep our cool & command me on what to do & what not to do during the trip, however part of being there involved spending the evening & joining the community in their day-to-day activities.
On the day of the visit, culture shock hit me right from the edge of town… Large strips of land with so much crop grown all over, everyone seems to have duty & they sync in well with the rest.The greatest shock came when all of us had to settle in for the evening… Although I did not expect to see any indoor air cleaning system, I did not see a lot of other things such as an oil heater, gas furnace, or any kind of temperature control features. The only heating devices available were wood stoves & coal. Amazingly they were quite efficient that I forgot about the electric furnace & radiant furnaces I see back home, but with this straight-forward life, they hardly need reps around, no boiler service to worry about, no cooling install & of course, not a heating business in sight. I thought almost everyone needed a maintained filter to get quality AC repair however no, the mennonites were doing just fine… My quest to suppose more about Heating & A/C to educate them about it was all in vain. What an experience!
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