This month was full of toilet adventures! Just be sure you BYOT- bring your own toilet paper. Where ever you go.
The toilet in our room was “topless”. In other words, it had no seat. I spent the first half of the month growing my quads and the second half of the month sitting down directly on the rim and not giving a crap…. HAHAHA— get it—- bad joke sorry. I realized what a luxury it is to have a toilet with a seat! I don’t remember any of the toilets in Madagascar having a seat. Not sure what the reasoning for that is.
The last week, my team and I spent our days working at the university. The bathroom on campus was a funny experience. It was a normal toilet (without a seat) but you had to pay to use it. It wasn’t a fixed price either. You had to pay for what you were going to do. “PiPi: 50 ariary KaKa: 100 ariary”. If your on a budget you better hold it. (Currency conversion $1 : 3,038 Ariary)
Not only did I see my first squattie of the month while doing campus ministry but I also used my first squattie there. I might be scarred. I’m definitely an amateur squattie user. I may or may not have accidentally peed on my own foot. AWKWARD. Also, to not pass out for the horrible smell you have to use the squattie with the door wide open. Hello world!
Some days in the squattie were better than others. Some days the squattie was TORE UP.
Be thankful for your toilet seats my friends.
xoxo,
Emily
