Here in Trujillo, Peru we have been blessed
to stay in the home of one of the families from the church we are working with.
The living accommodations are wonderful! Beds in bedrooms, shelves and coat
hangers for our things, and most importantly a bathroom inside… well, at least
mostly inside.
Our bathroom this month:
Water here doesn’t come from pipes connected to a system like we have in the
US, I comes from a big drum on the roof of the house. When the drum is empty,
time for the bucket. Yep, there is a spare bucket filled with water for the
occasion that the drum runs out. In this event, we use a smaller bucket to get
water. Thankfully this has not lasted longer than a day.
Oh, cold water only. This makes for
interesting showers. Typically I hold my breath and after the initial shock is
over it is fine; but not before there is a screech and shiver exerted from my
frigid self.
Still, toilet paper is to go in the trash
can rather than the toilet. Thank goodness I seemed to have learned my lesson
on this and have not had to go fishing at all this month. Our toilet also has a
toilet seat (it is the little things that count) which I will never again take
for, granted.
think that I should never feel like a giant; but the Peruvian bano has proven
me wrong! The ceiling is only about 3” from the top of my head and almost
every time I step out of the shower I hit my head on the light bulb. Anyone
taller than 5’4” is bound to feel like Buddy in the movie Elf when he is
showering in the North Pole. Three of my teammates are in that category.
Enjoy some pictures of our Peruvian Bano!
