Sunday, January 24, 2010

Electricity and Water (...or lack thereof)

Currently, I have no electricity or water in my suite. Friday night during our tisch (A.K.A. when random people come over to hang out in our suite) the electricity went out in all the common space. That includes the kitchen, bathrooms, hallway, and dining hall. We spent the rest of the night in the dark hoping it would one day come back on. Then, on Sunday morning at around 9, the fans in the bedrooms suddenly stopped working, which means that instead of being 100 degrees, its closer to 200 (no exaggeration). So now the whole suite had no source of power.

Water is a whole other issue. About 40% (seriously no exaggeration) we do not have running water. When this happens, we go to spigot outside, fill up bucket, and schlep the water to the third floor. Usually, we won't have water one day and it will come back the next and then we won't have it the next...it's a cycle. I have become quite an expert of taking showers in a bucket. As a matter of fact, we have not had water in the shower since Wednesday. Tonight, though, I broke down and showered in my counselor's suite, who did have water.

These experiences really makes me appreciate the small things in life, like being able to brush my teeth and not worrying about the rotting soy milk in the refrigerator.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Yamit, Sounds like everyday is an adventure.
    Love, Ruth

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