It feels impossibly natural to be sitting here typing this up by candlelight, dosed in mozzie repellent, listening to the sounds of evening in the village.
Yesterday, I moved into a friends place across 'town', as a band-aid for some of the feelings of…. Well, I suppose guilt is the only word for it!
She is a dear for letting me share in this little life of hers for the month of May, and it should be a good learning experience for me as well! (Cooking over a fire?? Let’s hope I don’t end up cooking myself!)
Here are some notes from my first 24hrs outside of our little ex-pat bubble of electrified wonder:
May 1st - pm
“I reach out to turn on the fan, to ease the discomfort of this muggy evening heat.
Oh wait.
There is no fan.
Welcome to the first 5 min in the village.”
May 2nd - am
“I survived night one! And I feel sooooo comfy cozy and well rested! But now…. I have to pee!
Duh duh duhhhhh…..
First excursion to the pit latrine… Wish me luck!”
5min later…
“Muah hahahah No problemo!
However it is a good thing I honed my aim in China last year - that hole is TINY!”
May 2nd - lunch
“For the first time, I just walked away from a refreshing shower, to carry my bar of soap down to the lake.
In some ways I feel like an impostor (and a little bit gritty, it must be said!)
In other ways I have never felt so clean.”
Yesterday, I moved into a friends place across 'town', as a band-aid for some of the feelings of…. Well, I suppose guilt is the only word for it!
She is a dear for letting me share in this little life of hers for the month of May, and it should be a good learning experience for me as well! (Cooking over a fire?? Let’s hope I don’t end up cooking myself!)
Here are some notes from my first 24hrs outside of our little ex-pat bubble of electrified wonder:
May 1st - pm
“I reach out to turn on the fan, to ease the discomfort of this muggy evening heat.
Oh wait.
There is no fan.
Welcome to the first 5 min in the village.”
May 2nd - am
“I survived night one! And I feel sooooo comfy cozy and well rested! But now…. I have to pee!
Duh duh duhhhhh…..
First excursion to the pit latrine… Wish me luck!”
5min later…
“Muah hahahah No problemo!
However it is a good thing I honed my aim in China last year - that hole is TINY!”
May 2nd - lunch
“For the first time, I just walked away from a refreshing shower, to carry my bar of soap down to the lake.
In some ways I feel like an impostor (and a little bit gritty, it must be said!)
In other ways I have never felt so clean.”
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