Well, we had our first public transportation experience yesterday. It is CHAOS down here and really scary. The system makes sense, but it´s very confusing if you don´t know what´s going on. There are no route numbers or stops or anything like that, you just have to know what you can take to get where. There are ¨guaguas¨, which are little busses that fit about 50 people and go about the entire city. Then, there are carro publicos, which are regular small sedans that fit SIX passengers and one driver...very croweded, and they go less distance. Either way, I think I can navigate to the city and to the other barrios around here. Thank god I don´t have to do that every day. Saturday we are going into the city (by ourselves) to go on a tour with a famous Dominican historical author. It should be really interesting and I should get some pictures. I will hopefully be able to post them on Sunday (If there is electricity, it´s been going out a lot lately).
Also, I´m debating the pros and cons of bucket baths (splashing yourself with water from a bucket when the running water quits.) Bucket baths don´t seem to get you as clean because there is lack of water pressure and you aren´t suppose to use more than 1.5 gallons, but the water is room temperature. The running water is cold, so that stinks, but the pressure is more so you get cleaner. Either way, I both aren´t as great as warm showers in the US, appreciate it!
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Britness! You are back to your AMR bible school days of pumping your own water for your showers....except you don't even get to do that! I would use a bucket of warm water, scrub down with a wash cloth (I can send you one) like a bed bath and then quick rinse off with the cold water. I would wash your hair with just your head under the water and not your body. Or maybe there is a stream nearby you can get in? or perhaps the beach?
I'ts great to read your blog, Brittany! What a lot of new experiences. We're so proud of you! Dad says he loves you and keep sending messages! That goes for me too. I'll think about you every time I take a shower now. :)
It's either a bucket bath or a shower, not both...There's not water in the bathroom for a bucket bath if the water is running. There are streams here, but you don't bathe in them, I'm in the middle of the city! Maybe when I get in the campo (more rural town) I can bathe in a stream!
1.5 gallon of water ain't that much to clean with... You just can't get dirty then. :)
Be sure you bath in upstream... Do the locals know the bathing rule like people in India?
Just kidding, never mind me. We still do bucket bath sometime in Taiwan but we have full tub of water at our disposal.
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