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<\/a><\/p>\nI would go a few steps beyond refreshing when describing my showering experience at our first apartment in Cape Town. We’ve only been here 5 days and each time I shower I\u00a0have to have no pre-meditated ideas before turning on the water or I may\u00a0not be able to brave it!<\/p>\n
The size of the shower is great! The water pressure is actually fantastic! The glass doors, tiled walls and floor, and sheetrock ceiling are clean. The shower door is easy to open and close. There is no shower curtain, which I am certain Rob is thrilled about! He hates shower curtains. The shower head does not drip when turned off\u00a0and there are no holes in the ceiling that leak water each time it rains or snow melts,\u00a0which are VERY nice changes from our most recent one-bedroom apartment, that\u00a0we loved, but had some quirks of its own, in the avenues in Salt Lake City. :}
\nBut, I definitely think twice about conditioning my hair every time I shower, because\u00a0I can’t say I look forward to soaking my head with water, which, when it saturates\u00a0my hairs down to the roots, feels like it penetrates beyond my skull into my brain,\u00a0sending a sensation that instantly takes me back to my teenage years and the so-called “solar-powered” showers at girls camp\u2026solar powered, in Oregon?? What\u00a0does that even mean?? Or the water that use to blast out of the hose in the summer time when I would play outside of our Oregon home as a kid. The water temperature\u00a0in both memories has the ability to inspire goose bumps all over my body, even the\u00a0meaty bits, at first thought!<\/p>\n
Who knew that to have a warm shower in South Africa “heat” had to be specified on\u00a0the list of amenities?! Hah! I am the lucky one who got to figure this little gem out by\u00a0being the first to “jump in the shower” and no doubt I was jumping all over that\u00a0shower! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
The next time you take a shower in America, just remember to be thankful that you\u00a0can take as long and as hot of a shower as you desire, never thinking twice about\u00a0taking that second step to condition your hair, a luxury that I may have taken for\u00a0granted throughout my life. How blessed we are in America, but in spite of the cold\u00a0showers, I am grateful to have clean water to shower and am not any less excitedabout this new journey we have begun in South Africa. Sometimes you have to\u00a0choose to give up a little to gain a lot in return.<\/p>\n