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| My beautiful bathroom. |
I've grown quite fond of the little bathroom. The experiences were crazy. I've encountered a scorpion in the sink and had a bird strafe me from the ceiling. I get a lot of needed exercise sweeping the leaves and washing the bird poo from the floor. And did I ever mention the arachnoids who rapel in the shower at amazing speeds? Again, a lot of exercise. And that is as long as I don't knock myself out slamming myself against the walls to get out of the way. No reading material needed. I get plenty of entertainment watching red ants scouting out the next way to terrorize me. Besides, a magazine would get soaked.
Do I want this to end??
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| My new little buddy. Until he went swimming. In the toilet. Forcefully. |
WHY, YES!!! YES, I DO!!!
I look FORWARD to not having to run through the rain in the middle of the night when nature calls and then having the insult on injury of finding rainsoaked toilet paper.
I look FORWARD to having a dry rug after a deluge. Did I mention it is the rainy season here?
I HATE scorpions. I'm not particularly fond of rapelling arachnoids, either.
I LOVE nature. I HATE divebombing birds. Especially when I'm naked.
Bird poo on my bathroom floor is absurd.
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| Looking straight up from the throne. |
I am so happy I will have an overhang eave to shelter me to and from the new bathroom. Oh, it is still Ecuadorian style since I will have to go outside to enter the bathroom, bedroom and the kitchen/living area but the chances of getting soaked in the process and having to change clothes in the middle of the night and dry my hair is slim.
Trees should be in yards. Trees should be in parks. Trees look very good on mountains. Trees can even grow in Brooklyn. But I hope I never have a tree growing in my bathroom again. That is the good news. The bad news is my new bathroom has an electric showerhead. Yes. An electric showerhead. It's always something.
well, what an experience, fun? well that depends, but an experience anyhow. The joys of living in Ecuador.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Love your perspective, in many ways . . .Regards, LT
ReplyDeleteThank you both. Indeed it is never boring that's for sure. On the other hand, I have seldom been bored in my life. I believe bored people are usually boring. If you don't have enough adventure in your life, then seek it out. There are few things sadder than a person getting ready to die who has never lived.
ReplyDeleteOne of your best! Laffed out loud. Especially like the image of the rapelling spiders---but not the reality...actually it is quite lovely as a "concept" but I'm glad that you are moving to a place that offers a more cultured bain de soliel...
ReplyDeleteWhere did you decide to move to? I'm assuming our old place didn't work out. :( I have found a couple of scorpions myself. Kind of a startling find!
ReplyDeleteAre you outta Vilca or staying in Vica? You were looking at the coast... please keep us updated.
ReplyDeleteKaren, I found a great little apartment where I don't have to sign a lease to wait out a little unexpected problem I have with the IRS. I failed to let them know I was no longer in business and did not have employees in 2010. I wasn't getting my mail from them and they wound up filing errant 941 forms in my stead. When I didn't respond they started taking money out of my social security. I have a solid address here so in February the abatements should be in place and I can be more serious about moving.
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