Cold

Holy crap it is cold.

It is about 45 degrees. It will be 40 degrees tonight. Two nights ago it dropped to just above freezing.

I know what you're thinking, "oh yeah, big deal, 40 degrees is nothing, blah blah blah". Well, my response is, shut the hell up.

It's cold. It's damn cold. It's two pairs of wool socks and I'm still cold. It's wear a hat to bed and I'm still cold. It's spend all my time eating hot soup and making hot totties and popping hot popcorn and standing in front of the oven and I'm still cold.

You see, the problem is that there's no heating. And there's no hot water. And the building is made out of concrete and tiles so it retains cold the whole day, and we can't afford carpets. So any time I want to wash dishes, the water is just above freezing. Or take a shower. Or wash clothes, or do anything.

The bathroom is the coldest room in the house.

I could drop a bunch of money for a hot water heater, but the peace corps wouldn't reimburse for it. Thanks a lot.