When you're all lathered up in the shower at 7 in the morning and the water suddenly cuts off completely, it helps to have just filled a couple of ice cube trays. That's enough to rinse off with, believe it or not! This happened to me on day 3 in Baku. That was the day the new teachers went on a shopping trip to the Azerbaijan equivalent of Wal-Mart. We all bought big buckets.
After walking to school from the subway via the dusty village and through the trash dump, don't head to the restroom and squirt soap on your hands until you're sure the building has water that morning. This has happened to me several times, but I think NOW I've learned.
A worker from the school came right away and got the water running in my apartment, and the school's water does eventually come on...but, as in Ukraine, I can't take utilities for granted!
Well...you certainly can't take utilities for granted here either. Do you know the book, "The Thirdworldization of the United States"...or some similar title (for real). I love Pizza Hat!
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