Hi, my name´s Reality

And now I will share with you the encounter I had with a little man named Reality. Here´s how it went:

Hi! What´s your name? Yuna? Nice to meet you Yuna, my name´s Reality. Now that you have your own place, you can get right to work doing all the chores you watched your host family do when you were living with them and didn´t have to help.

Since there´s no carpet, you can start by sweeping and mopping the floors. This will need to be done at least weekly since most of the roads are dirt.

Next, since there are no dishwashers and you only have two plates, one bowl and two pots, you´ll need to wash those by hand after every meal so you can fix food and eat during the next meal.

Don´t know what it´s like to live without a microwave? Well now you do! It´s not that great huh? Warming food in a non-non stick skillet is harder than it looks. You better get back to those noodles, they´re sticking already.

You know how you´ve always noticed that Americans spend a lot more time away from home than Guatemalas? Well now you can see why. When you have machines to do all the hard work, you can afford to practice hobbies and visit neighbors and read books. But when you (who just has to look out for you) have to wash the dishes and clothes by hand and can´t multitask them and do other things in between-you find the day a LOT shorter than you used to. Now imagine doing all that house work(with no vaccuum, no dishwasher, no microwave and no washing machine) for yourself and your four kids and husband. Life looks pretty different huh?

Well, it´s been nice talking to you but your rice is done cooking and you need that pot to boil water for tea so get to it!

So there was my first encounter with the little man named Reality. Myself and I laughed about the thought of having free time in between all the chores...but still...I enjoy keeping house. Plus, I make a mean apple pie! (except after I have used every dish I own and spend the next half hour cleaning up lol)