I miss the airport bathrooms.
Ha, never thought I’d say that. The plumbing system here in the DR is very poor—(but at least they have one!)—which means that toilet paper cannot be flushed, otherwise we will take showers with sewage water. There are waste baskets next to every toilet with the beautiful aroma of urine and human waste. Here, we use the motto “If it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down.” Mom, sorry if I come home and forget to flush!
Water conservation is HUGE over here, which is why we try to flush the toilets only every so often. It’s also why we take “army showers”…2-3 minutes tops, and why we turn the water off when we are shampooing our hair. Water is PRECIOUS here.
We only drink the water that’s been filtered…the water from the sinks and showers is not safe to drink, even if you are just brushing your teeth. You have to use a water bottle at all times.
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