At a little taller than 5\u00927\u0094, I\u0092m on the tall side for an American woman. Here, in Ecuador, I feel like a giant. I\u0092m taller than all of the women and almost all the men, sometimes a whole head taller. In the US, I\u0092m used to being taller than a good number of woman but to tower over the men is a different feeling. I already feel like I stand out. I don\u0092t have a tanned face, jet black hair, or speak Spanish and being taller than a whole bus load of smaller people adds to my \u0093Oh, she must be a gringo\u0094 look and feel. <\/p>\n
There are times at home when I see someone unusually tall I think to myself \u0093Wow. That woman is tall!\u0094 I wonder anyone here has thought that about me. I sure have!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At a little taller than 5\u00927\u0094, I\u0092m on the tall side for an American woman. Here, in Ecuador, I feel like a giant. I\u0092m taller than all of the women and almost all the men, sometimes a whole head taller. In the US, I\u0092m used to being taller than a good number of woman but to tower over the men<\/p>\n