I really felt like typing for a bit before going to bed but couldn’t really figure out what to type about til I went potty. It’s almost 1 am and I have to be awake again at 7:30 to go to this place called Mackinac (pronounced MACK-i-naw). Apparently they have great fudge and the third largest suspension bridge in the world. Everybody’s pretty excited; our first day trip. It’s 4 hours away so hopefully I’ll be able to get some Z’s in the car.
Anyway, when I went to go to the bathroom, I looked down in the toilet and realized immediately what I could write about. The water. Well water. Definitely not Aquafina, Dasani, or Brita-filtered water. Here, the water is tainted with sulfur and sprinkled with an indestructible amount of rust. Therefore, the toilets, sinks, and showers are colored orange. I’ve asked a million times if the water will make me die or turn orange or make me dementiated (yes, I made that up), and everybody tells me no, but I’m still not sure. The water smells so weird and it made me whiny for the first few days. I’m accustomed to it now, but it still grosses me out a bit if I think too much about it.
But I’m grateful that there is clear, running water. The availability of clean water for the world is very small so sulfur-smelling or not, I am happy to drink the water here. It’s just really annoying to look down in the toilet and think that someone forgot to flush the toilet after they peed cuz the water has stained the toilet orange.
That’s it for now.
Buenas noches de Holly, MI!
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