Miranna and her neighbor, Inez, carrying water from the nearby pump to the house. Note the girl half M's size, yet with a water basin twice as big. The girls (and women) here are so strong- and can carry anything(!) on their heads! M is still a novice water porter and does so on rare occasions- but it is a lot of entertainment for our neighbors when it happens! Typically all the neighborhood girls or boys get water for us about every other day.
We pay about 25cents for 3 of the large basins of water- and that lasts us for about 2 days. this includes showering, cooking, and drinking. Laundry requires a bit more....see below:
Miranna doing laundry in back of our house. The 3 bucket system is way more work than just putting the clothes in the washer and pusing a button! However, it is typically so hot clothes do dry in about an hour. We have yet to make the water as suddsy as they do here and the girls all laugh at our feeble scrubbing attempts, but we make it work!
Thanks for including a shot of your underwear! Glad to see Charlie is sticking with boxers, even in the heat!
ReplyDeleteIf possible, we recommend getting a plunger for doing laundry. It helps simulate the motion of the washing machine. And, at least for me, it made me think ever so fondly of laundry days in the U.S. :) --Amy
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