Have you ever tried to take a shower with no shower curtain
and no shower-head holder?
If you have then you will completely understand what I’m
about to write, if not, enjoy!
How in the world are you supposed to not get water
EVERYWHERE!
The hotel that I’m staying in for my first two days in
Rwanda fits the description above. Since
I’ve travelled and showered in a lot of unique places with interesting
circumstances, I thought I’d try a few new techniques.
1.
Bathe body first and then hair second: This way the wet hair will not drip
everywhere as you try to bathe your body.
2.
Turn water off while lathering body: This way no unwanted pulse of water out of
the shower-head will hit the bathroom floor.
3.
Get on knees while lathering hair: This way less water can get out of the tub
4.
Accept a new definition of clean: This means if I get the area wet then I will
consider it clean, forget soap.
With all of these new ideas put into practice I learned one
important lesson. They don’t work! Why?
One word, elbows.
I’ve learned that the human elbow poses a series of issues
while bathing without a shower curtain.
For instance, you can attempt to control where the water goes, but once
it rolls past your shoulder blade it will fall to your elbow. From the elbow, the water will be pulled by
gravity in abstract directions. Based on
how much you choose to bend your arm is directly proportional to how much water
will fall in an undesired location.
Problem is, I haven’t figured out the proper angle of my
bent arm to fix the problem. I seem to
have only discovered how to make more of a mess…
Needless to say, I am back to the drawing board for new ways
to not make my bathroom look like a monsoon.
Until next time,
Chelsea
