Bits and pieces

I feel very integrated this week. I got excited about a bucket bath because it has been soooo cold here (in the 50s in the morning and up to the 80s or 90s in the afternoon) so I have not been liking cold showers at night. Basically I hadn't taken a full-on shower in a couple weeks. Then I remembered that the guy that lived here before me had left a water heater. I had been avoiding it because I didn't know what it was when I moved in and electricuted myself testing it out. 7 months later, I know what a water heater is and understand why it is needed in the middle of the savanah. So I cautiously tried it out last night and wow was that the best bucket bath I've ever had! I basically plugged it in and put it in the bucket of water for 15 minutes and voila! Warm water for my bath.

So today I went to the gas station to search for gas for my bottle again. No gas. We are waiting moment to moment for gas. There's probably not gas in Maroua either (I checked-there's not). So I got the gas station guy's number and I can call him to check instead of walking 2 miles. I might have to ask my neighbors how to cook over an open fire. That's what most people do here. They have an outdoor kitchen and have a fire going all day which they cook on. People sell wood for it in the street.

Then my friend's water went out and we wanted to boil potatoes so we went to the well and then we carried it back on our heads. She dripped it all over herself.