"Laundry Mat"

So on Saturday we realized we desperately needed to do laundry. We asked around and eventually found a tiny little Laundromat, or “Laundry Mat,” down the street from our hotel. Only the women do laundry here so it was packed with girls and women of all ages stealing glances at the strange white women (us) who seemed so out of place. Only a few of the washing machines there worked and after observing for a bit we learned we needed to fill the washing machines with water manually with a hose for both the wash cycle and the rinse cycle. It was hot in that little room and instead of waiting for our turn to use one of the coveted dryers, we opted to bring our wet clothes back to our room and drape them around.

Earlier that day we had a magnificent find. We’ve been looking for some other form of entertainment besides reading books. I’m on my fourth already and it’s only the second week- which, by the way, if you’re into writing at all you must read Stephen King’s “On Writing” I found it wonderfully to the point. Anyway, we came across some pirated DVDs! Seems to be a theme with my mom and I... On only one of the bluray disks it fits 28 movies!!!! For three dollars. We’re going back to get the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings collection later. We ended up watching “The Holiday” later that night with our underwear and shirts draped neatly over the television to dry.