I´ve devised a plan...

So you all may have a fuller share in our Mexico experience, I´ve devised a plan so you can all take part even from your own homes! First, you will need some supplies. 1- Small garbage can 2- (most important) plastic bag liner 3- bottle of water 4- loose detergent (not liquid form) 5- large bath towel 6- umbrella Alright, well now that we´re set with supplies, our experiment can begin tomorrow morning. You are to brush your teeth, not with faucet water, but that from the bottle. Wet your toothbrush, brush your teeth, rinse your mouth and brush with the same bottled water. Careful not to be tempted to turn on the faucet! Now you will repeat this tonight as well. Also, each time you must relieve yourself, don´t you dare think about throwing that paper down the toilet. Place it in the small trash can next to the comode. Now, you see the importance of the plastic bag. Not fun taking that kind of trash out without a bag to carry it in. It may be stinky but that´s part of the experience. This you must continue doing for a full week! Next, since the temperture your living in is wet and you have no air conditioning, your bath towels never dry out properly. And within days begin to smell of rotten mildew. Now, I want you to find the smallest sink in your house and wash your towel by hand using the loose detergent. Ring it out and set it out to dry. While this may seem like a simple process, the tricky part comes in to beating the afternoon showers every day. You only have about 4 hours of sunlight to dry out your towels before the rain falls. Which surprisingly, 4 hours is not near long enough to dry out a bathtowel! You can try in the evenings with your hair dryer but it´s only self defeating. Also as you go in service, bring with you an umbrella. You´ll need it to guard you from the heat of walking 4 hours on your feet under the shadeless sun of Mexico. No, jumping in and out of cars, finding refreshment in the air conditioning. Your refreshment, you must find under your umbrella.

This also comes in handy for the unexpected afternoon showers that close in on you from just over the mountains...

You may continue each item for as long as your prefer. If you´re so inclined...why not join in for the next 4 months and live just as we do here!