The Best Shower Ever

I don't think I've ever looked more forward to a shower in my life. We actually got back to town pretty quickly this morning. The game plan was that the bus was going to pick us up at about 7:30 am, which out here usually means 10, but it actually got there at about 7:15 and we were on the road by 7:30 on the dot. I was glad to leave early. I wasn't sleeping anyway. There was some kind of a cat fight last night at about 1am and the rooster has woken me up at 5am every day we've been out here. I always thought roosters crowed at the sun coming up but turns out that isn't true because it was still dark for another hour after this one started doing its thing. So we packed up and got into the bus, which actually turned out to be a mini-minivan. I think there were six of us packed into it. But somewhere along the way we picked up another 3 or 4 people and dropped another off. Anyways, it was crowded. I wasn't sure if the thing could make it through all the mud but turns out the thing is 4 wheel drive and only got stuck once but not for long. We got back around 10:30 and took an early lunch. It turns out the burger place was closed but we went and got a pizza at this other resturant. It is amazing how a pizza, a bathroom and a hot shower can make you feel human again. I've had a lot of down time this afternoon (so I've been catching up on this thing) and I think I'm going to hang out with my friend "Stinky" and her old roomate. I'm thinking that we should spring for one of those famous $7 - hour long massages that are out here. My back is a little tight from all that hole digging. The hotel that I am at is really nice. It is an N. style type of place like the one that I stayed at in the village but WAY cleaner. The place is actually very clean. My room is pretty tiny but it is nice. I've got a semi-soft bed, a bathroom with a western toilet, and a hot shower. Granted the shower is just a shower head that is in the middle of the bathroom but it has really hot water. It is amazing how skewed your view of luxury becomes after only a week. It is crazy to think that I've been gone almost a week and have less than 2 weeks left over here. I'm glad the trip is pretty short. It is long enough to get some things done but not too long to where I miss a lot back home. It is strange how things don't feel rushed at all over here. It is a different pace to life and there is a lot of down time. I've kind of been doing some things on my own but it is hard to do a lot of work when you don't speak the language. The only other option to wandering around solo is to have my friend over here baby sit me, which isn't really an option, so I'm going to enjoy my next day or so of downtime and maybe do some shopping. There is this nice outfitter store down the street and I can always go for a new northface jacket.