Preparing when going abroad is VERY important!!!!! I think I was well prepared thanks to DH and research I have done prior to my departure! BUT I think that one thing that is difficult to prepare for is the wildlife, both fauna and flora... Let me explain! (Laughing and disgust GUARANTEED!!!!!)
So a couple of days ago, the 15th, I went to take a mandi (a bath (but it's really a shower since u scoop the water from a bucket!)) after a great welcoming party at Bubble Cafe! (Had amazing Brownie (not cheesecake, NE ;) and great drinks!) For those who have glasses and contact lenses, you don't see anything when you don't wear them (DUH!). So, I was humminh a song and bathing when I saw something move...I FREAKED out!!!!! So it hid behing the toilet...Out of sight, out of mind....or is it? So I thought about 10,000 scenarios while finishing to take a mandi cuz I was scared! Anyways, I put my glasses and realize that it is a....COCKROACH!!!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! What the hell Am I supposed to do? So with the shower head, I sent some water its way and it went out of the door...ahhhhhhhh, alone again! (But how smart is that? Where will it go now????) Do you know how annoying that is when you know you aren't alone in the bathroom ( and it isn't another person!)? I felt stripped of my privacy...hahaha!!!!! ( I am sure u guys are all laughing :P)
Anyways, I slowly left the bathroom and looked for IT! Couldn't find it....ahhhhhhh! Good!!!! So coming back to brush my teeth (the sink isn't in the bathroom, but outside!), I saw my enemy...Damit! I contempleted to kill it, but I just couldn't...parallyzed by fear and because it's an animal that I never saw! So I just went to bed...
I should have killed that damn thing....why? Because when I woke up next day, it was THERE! It was close to the door...I guess it liked my company...hehehe! Again, it took me like 10 minutes to think and conme to the conclusion that a murder had to happen! Sorry cockroach, my room is off limits!!!! (There is even a screen so the mosquitos stay outside...every room has a sort of patio door!) Try waking up to that...anyways, I killed it but it was REALLY yucky!!!!
And for all of those who think geckos are cute....They are until u see them up close!!!! Man, they run really weirdly...They scare me!!!! People laugh at me again!!!! Ah well, it is part of going abroad!!!!
You see, preparation is good, but it can be hard to prepare oneself for the environment! Culture wise, it isn't too bad, but the physical environment is sometimes REALLY hard! :)
1 comment:
I'm glad you liked WA, he is great, a ton of fun :D
you've never seen a cockroach before? lucky you. they were our second family in like most of the places i've lived in. that said, i have a hilarious story of "killing" one (i just threw my shoe on it and didn't move the shoe for days), i can't stand them. blgh. though i love geckos! they're adorable!! especially their hands. but if you ever pick one up, be careful of the tail, it falls off. haha :)
i'm glad you're having such a great time, with so many new experiences :)
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