Every class period I receive a bottle of water from my students. It's nice but not that big of a deal. Many times I don't drink it. (Water is 25 cents here.) But I was informed that it is a rule - students must give their teacher water.
This week, the hottest time of the year, my students have decided to stop giving Teacher water. On Monday I was going to buy a bottle of water but I thought, I get 3 bottles of water today so I should just wait since I get it from my students every day. I got to class - no water. That's OK, my next class will surely give me some. Again, no water.
It's totally fine if they don't give me water, but I guess I've come to depend on it too much. I can buy my own water. But the day that I do decide to buy my own water, they will also buy it for me.
On Tuesday they still didn't have water for me.
On Wednesday they were back into the swing of things and had water for Teacher. I drank the whole bottle. I appreciate it more during hot season.
4.29.2012
4.27.2012
Water
This morning I woke up to go on a run. Before going, I realized that we had no water. The idea of running and sweating like a pig and not being able to shower was not too appealing so I decided against running. It was a good decision! I went out and checked on the two big water holders that we have - they were empty. I asked Grandma next door - they also don't have water. She informed me that a pipe burst in Xangkhou Village 3 days ago so no one has water. They will fix the pipe on Monday.
In our bathroom we have a big 30 (or maybe 20 or maybe 50) gallon tub that we usually keep filled with water in case something like this should happen. We never have problems with water, so it had 6 inches of water in the bottom. :(
We drink water from the big blue 5 gallon jugs. The water guys come on Tueday and Friday. On Friday we set all 6 of our empty jugs outside to be changed with 6 full jugs of water. They didn't come on Friday. They will come this afternoon. Or so they say.
This morning the 4 of us (my 3 roommates and I) went to my roommate's fiend's apartment thing to shower. It takes a long time to wash my hair with the bucket shower and the water is cold and I just don't like doing it, so we went to a beauty shop to have our hair washed. So after showering, we went to have our hair washed. It was wonderful! One dollar to have my hair washed 3 times and have my head and neck massaged for 30 minutes.
Maybe for once in Laos something will happen before they say it will. It would be wonderful to have water before Monday. And wonderful if our drinking water people would come this afternoon. Maybe?
In our bathroom we have a big 30 (or maybe 20 or maybe 50) gallon tub that we usually keep filled with water in case something like this should happen. We never have problems with water, so it had 6 inches of water in the bottom. :(
We drink water from the big blue 5 gallon jugs. The water guys come on Tueday and Friday. On Friday we set all 6 of our empty jugs outside to be changed with 6 full jugs of water. They didn't come on Friday. They will come this afternoon. Or so they say.
This morning the 4 of us (my 3 roommates and I) went to my roommate's fiend's apartment thing to shower. It takes a long time to wash my hair with the bucket shower and the water is cold and I just don't like doing it, so we went to a beauty shop to have our hair washed. So after showering, we went to have our hair washed. It was wonderful! One dollar to have my hair washed 3 times and have my head and neck massaged for 30 minutes.
Maybe for once in Laos something will happen before they say it will. It would be wonderful to have water before Monday. And wonderful if our drinking water people would come this afternoon. Maybe?
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