We still have no water and we are getting gross.. The shops don't have water, the hospital doesn't have water, the restaurants don't have water (so some have closed ).. Yesterday after school I went home to find out the water was still not working..I drove back to school hoping to find a tap that was working.. I also had plans to get some out of the swimming pool. I asked the guard about a working tap, he told me to go to the tap under the mango tree and get some.. It was well water, looked like mud.. but , it was the only tap around working, so I filled up several containers.. In the meantime, Kam our gardener asked the neighbor if we could have some of the water out of a borehole source.. they helped fill up some buckets. Kam told me to NOT bathe or drink any of the water (i had no intention ), so I boiled water all day.. We have enough to last us today and then we'll have to start it over.. I used alot of the water to flush the toilets( 2 days without water can make for a smelly house).
The water came on for probably an hour last night.. then turned off again and followed with a power outage.
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Jude has the sick bug as well and was pooped yesterday. He skipped swimming, hit the bed and slept about 4 hours in the afternoon and was sweating profusely all day.. this morning he was totally fine.
This picture of Michelle sums up how we feel right now.. It is scorching hot, there's no place with a reliable water source and the water you can have access to looks like mud. Patience and being resourceful is the name of the game. Telling Kate she can't wash her hair twice a day is the biggest obstacle..
The photo below of Michelle has to be one of my favorites of all time.. If you think she looks pissed, you are correct.. This is the photo of a person who has had their patience stretched to its limit.. Michelle was trying for the longest time to get a working visa, etc. through the immigration department here in Malawi.. She went to their offices on 8 separate occasions and was told that she needed to fill out a stack of papers an inch and a half thick.. She filled out the forms only to have them tell her she didn't need them anymore.. She went back to turn in other paperwork, only to stand in line while the immigration officer finished watching a movie. You gotta love this place or you'll permanently look like Michelle in this photo..
Keep your fingers crossed for water.. It'd be nice to get a shower, have some clean clothes.. At least the beer and bottled coke and fanta are still available.. and the power is working presently so they are cold too!! All for now..
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