1) Hot showers- Yes, I have rarely had one here. Its not like I live in a hut or anything. I live in an apartment, have a bed, but hot water is not just a given here like it is in most places in the US. Its going to be a bit hard to get used to.
2)They don't have washers and dryers here-I am more ok with this than no hot showers but washing clothes is now a time consuming task that is no longer throw your clothes in and walk away. You actually have to attend to your clothes here- make sure there are no down-pours of rain to worry about. At times I feel like my clothes aren't actually clean but people have been washing clothes like this for hundreds of years. Much longer than any machines have been around. It is amazing how much all of us are so dependant on machines.
3)Being an only child- I begged begged begged my mom for siblings but I'm not sure if I could have done it. Maybe if they were a bit younger or a bit older but not the same age. WOW. Having a sister who is almost exactly the same age as me has proved to be difficult. What has proven to get in the way the most is language. I know enough Spanish to get along, have spoken to her several times about everything under the sun but she treats me like she is smarter than me because she knows Spanish. Yesterday I was trying to do some homework, she came into my room to chat and saw that I was working on something and asked to see it (this has not been the first time this has happened). She then proceeded to give me a Spanish 101 lesson on how to conjugate verbs in present tense. I about screamed. I wanted to ask her if she had heard me speak spanish yet. I didn't though, I sat back and let her torture me. She really really likes to mother me. Tell me how things are done here. Which is fine with somethings but with other things its a matter of opinion. For instance we went to the store so I could by some stuff for lunches (which I didn't even want to get because they have Almuerzos here for $1.50 that includes a juice, soup, meat, rice, and salad). I think I could have gotten more for my money going the with the almuerzo but they told me that it was much more economical to bring my own. I decided that I would just go along with this and buy a few little lunch items but the shit hit the fan... they told me I had to buy ham. I told them that on a regular bases I don't eat lunch meat. Plus, the ham here is totally GROSS. I don't even want to think about what parts of the pig are put into them. They continued to insist upon me buying ham.. so I did. I was so mad at myself for giving in but I felt like I had no other options but to. Now every morning my host mother says "SANDUCHE?" as we finish eating breakfast. Its more like a command than a question. So I make the damn sandwich. I usually end up giving it away or feeding it to the homeless dogs who I think need it more than me anyway.
4) MY MOMMY'S AND GRANDMA'S COOKING
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Oh jess! Its so funny to think about you not screaming no at them and going along with it! You may be one of the most hard headed people I know, and you learning how to just go with the flow makes me giggle... A lot! Hahahaha. I love you and miss you so much and hope you get used to taking cold showers, being smelly, and being mothered!
Oh my god I would totally got insane in that situation. Its always hard to learn to adapt to someone elses exepctations. I am wondering how long it will be until you start treating your fam like everyone else and just yell at them on a regular basis. hahaha
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