I know it's getting old, this topic, but this morning I woke up to face my pain. My cold shower. I poured hot tea water in the sink, did my luxurious sink-bath, then sprayed chilly water over my poor body to rinse off the soap. I'm finding that I am now able to almost totally relax under even this chilly water. But today, just before I was about to turn off the water, I noticed something. The water was suddenly not quite as cold, could it be? Within moments I was smiling and cheering. Hot water. I was late to school because I took such a long shower. But I don't feel guilty, I just smile a dreamy smile with that far away look in my eye, that hot shower look.

I thought my roommate had it fixed, when I got home I jumped out onto the awning and checked the water heater. No. It looks like the heater just started to work for no reason, I think it might have something to do with the weather, since the heater is mounted right to the front of our building, right in the rain. It has a rain cover over the top of it, but not the bottom, so any splash from the rain splashes up into the guts of the heater, into the electronics. It's amazing it has worked for this long when you consider how much it rains here.

So my news is only half good. Until we figure out how to get it fixed: every time I step into the shower and turn on that faucet I'll be wondering if today's the day that the hot water will go away. So I must shower every hot shower to it's fullest! Because it may be my last for awhile.

Also in class today my teachers warned us all to be careful tomorrow they said the temperature will drop to 12 degrees, which is 54 degrees Fahrenheit. We could catch a cold they warned. "Don't wear short sleeves" my teacher cautioned me, pointing to my short sleeved shirt. So tomorrow I'll bundle up in my long sleeved shirt before I brave the elements to go to school. But in all honestly I may indeed be shivering tomorrow, they don't install heat in buildings here. Maybe I'll wear shoes instead of sandals. (edit 485) Permalink