Tonight I came up with what is quite possibly the best idea I’ve ever had. After arriving in Puerto Rico on August 11th, and my fellow volunteers and I have been stymied by our clogged shower drain. After trying two bottles of Extra Strength Drano Gel, and finding ourselves equally unsuccessful with each one, we have been forced to resort to more creative modes of bathing. We started out slowly, literally jumping at the chance to use Mother Nature and the downpours she often provides during the rainy season here in Puerto Rico. It’s incredible how close to God you can feel when it’s just the great outdoors, a raggedy patio, dark skies, and a bottle of fragrant body wash. Three nights ago we were playing cards around 10 PM when we all heard thunder and some rain drops. We had been to the beach that day and were suffering from the lack of A/C in the apartment, so needless to say we all ran outside to get in a little scrub-a-dub. The biggest drawback to showering in the rain is the slow pace. After soaping and shampooing it takes a good 10 minutes of rain to build up enough water to rinse completely. After a couple of showers like that we started to think progressively…as in an empty two liter bottle of Coca Cola (sorry Uncle Phil, I still love Pepsi), and an empty milk jug. The 2 gallon shower was an improvement as well as an environmentally friendly option, but today I took our shower situation to the next level.An inconspicuously looking garden hose was laying on our terrace just outside our patio door, connected to a rusted pipe and looking like it hadn’t been touched in years (which it probably hadn’t). Ask and you shall receive, baby-that hose was flowing as if it knew we needed a source of running water to shower under. A cinder block later and we had it elevated on our rooftop. Showering outside with a garden hose never felt so good.
Random thoughts for the day:
Tesia’s drying her hair with the wall-mounted fan right now.
I’ve been perfecting my Mattew McConaghey (sp?) impression lately, it’s getting pretty good.
If I make grammatical errors (Mom, I know you hate that), I do apologize but I'm not planning on taking my time. I'd rather just keep the words flowing with no interruptions.
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