So most of my friends and family know that my response to the subject of camping is typically something like "I hate camping..." However, it has occurred to me that living here has some definite camping-like qualities. Some examples:
- In order to get to a toilet or shower, I need to walk outside
- At night, when it is really cold, only one side of your body is ever really warm...the side by the fire...and that's not really warm, but almost uncomfortably hot. (They don't have heat in their buildings, so we use fireplaces to stay warm...although here it almost defeats the purpose because the fireplace is in an open-air room with no glass in the windows...lol!)
- I only shave 1x per week...seriously
- My makeup routine has been reduces to mascara and chapstick
- I almost always smell like smoke (see #2 above for the reason)
- I think nothing of wearing clothes for 2+ days in a row
- I eat a lot of sandwiches - because they are so easy to make and require no cooking
- As I type this, my clothes are being dried outside, on a clothesline...no tumble dryer here!
- And finally...the bugs! There are always spiders around...not huge, scary poisonous ones, but spiders none-the-less...I even had one in my stew the other day for lunch (and I just ate it...I couldn't be bothered to fish it out.)
Maybe when I get back to the states I'll like camping! Doubtful, but I do think that I will come away with a renewed appreciation for the modern conveniences that we all take for granted and inspiration to be more environmentally conscious. (Jason...you thought I was bad for getting after you to recycle before, just wait til I get back! :))
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