Today I took a shower. (I know, who does that?) and during this shower the water would stay scalding hot for approximately 30 seconds, just long enough for me to wet my hair and then turn freezing cold. When I say freezing however, I do not mean that it went lukewarm and then chilly. no. It went from burning my skin off hot to the coldest water I've ever felt come out of a faucet in four seconds. Then I would turn the water off and turn it back on and it would do the exact same thing until I had finished the grueling process of washing my hair. Here's the catch, this has happened every single time I have showered since moving into my homestay. But after two weeks of this, and during this particular shower I realized how many things I take for granted at home.
A shower that neither burns or freezes me.
Internet that just works.
Heating.
Carpet.
The ability to form coherent sentences
Having friends and family that live close to me
The opportunity to spend five months in a different country.
So other than a small re-evaluation of my life, today was pretty typical, but included a small "botellon" party at the end.
Picture of the day: standing on a guardrail at two in the morning. this pretty much sums up the day.
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