Home Sweet Home

Guess what? I'm about to become a Tanzanian resident. How cool is that? Well, actually I'll only be a temporary resident, but I still like the idea. : )

In honor of the occasion, I thought I'd share a small detail about my new country of residence - the shower routine:

1. Turn on a light to see whether there is any power
2. If no, there will be no hot water, so probably skip the shower
3. If too dirty, either take very cold shower or go down to kitchen to get your bucket filled with hot water. See 8 below, but do all in the dark.
4. If there is electricity, turn on the hot water to see if it's working
5. If no, see 3 above
6. If yes, get towel, flip-flops, etc.
7. If water is hot, use showerhead to wet hair. Let water fill bucket while washing hair. Use showerhead to rinse hair. Let showerhead/faucet continue to fill bucket
8. Use small bucket to wet and wash various parts of body
9. Turn off water when bucket is full (if applicable)
10. Use small bucket to rinse entire body
11. Dry, etc. as usual

It's actually not a bad shower once you get used to it!

I'll post again soon. : )
-Jenna