Let's be honest. Since we have come to Honduras and you have been following us on the blog, there has been something you've wanted to know but have been afraid to ask.
"So...do you do anything weird?"
You know what I mean. Do we slaughter our own chickens or only shower once a week or wash our clothes by beating them against a rock or, I don't know, go around only wearing a loincloth.
You will be relieved to know that:
1) we buy our chicken the same way you do (though we probably have the option of buying a pre-slaughtered chicken if we wanted to),
2) we shower as frequently as we want (though once dry season comes we may be more cognizant of our water consumption),
3) we have a regular washer and dryer (though most houses also come with a "pila" which is basically a deep sink with a built in washboard), and
4) given that it is the rainy season (what passes for winter), the temperatures are usually cool enough that we wear a shirt with our loincloth.
Sorry to disappoint you.
In discussing this we concluded that we really don't do much weird that you'd be interested in. At present we still brush our teeth with purified water rather than tap water (though we may transition away from that someday). Different, but not all that weird. The only other matter concerns the plumbing (the house's, not ours). The plumbing is not up to handling paper so that gets dispensed with in a can rather than, well, the can. This is true even in public restrooms.
Now you're sorry you asked, aren't you?
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