Washing Machine

And this is the way we wash our clothes, wash our clothes, wash our clothes

Sorry - it's in Spanish and I didn't have time to put subtitles so...

This is Rosa, one of my best friends in life now, is explaining that this is her little washing machine and the process we go through to get clean clothes. First you seperate the colors, then you put them each color at a time in the machine with soap. Then you rinse them using a series of buckets (Poncheras) with water in them. Then you put it in the suavetel bucket - this eats the soap up and makes it smell so niceee. Then you put it in the spin dryer which spins it super fast as long as there is electricity. Then you hang it up to dry in the sun!

Oh and where do we get the water from? It's rain water which we carry in that little bucket. The tinaco, or rain collection cistern is located on the other site of the house and let me tell you - washing takes a lot of water. I carry that bucket 15-20 times to wash just my clothes. Rosa washes 2-3 times a week for 4 men and 2 kids.

Moral of the story - I am very grateful for American Washing machines (although I still like clothes dried better in the sun - more environmentally friendly and just so lovely).

I'll post another update real soon with how the inauguration of my small library and the 'Despedida' = my send off, with how it all went.

Cuidense mucho y nos vemos en menos que 10 dias!!!

Sarah