So I had to do laundry today, and boy was it a pain in the a**. While there is a woman at school who does my laundry for me (for a fee) I have to wash my own underwear. By hand. Which meant that I had to get over my fear that handwashing doesn't clean clothes (I now have to have faith that it does). In Bangkok, our dorm had washing machines in the lobby; although the dryer didn't work so we had to hang dry our clothes. And I thought that was a hassle. No, having to handwash ALL of my underwear plus some clothes that should also be handwashed took me TWO HOURS. UGH. And it's a process. You need two buckets, one with soapy water for scrubbing, and one with non-soapy water for ringing out and rinsing your clothes. I think what makes this task so tedious is the actual scrubbing of the clothes; I need to get a washboard or something. Not fun at all.
On a lighter note, I will be teaching my students about Thanksgiving this week. Thank goodness I get to have an American thanksgiving in Bangkok with the other fulbrighters AND an American thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day at one of the homes of an embassy officer. YAY! This is a saving grace; otherwise teaching about Thanksgiving without actually being able to get Thanksgiving food would be extremely depressing. I can't wait for turkey and stuffing!
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