Doing Laundry
There are many serious issues to reflect on in this blog. But it is also fun and so interesting to ruminate on the everyday experiences, including what it was like living on campus, and how we kept our physical environment clean and healthy. We did a good job of figuring out how to feed ourselves, which was no small task, but it turned out our biggest challenge was being able to clean our clothes. I will never again take my washing machine for granted. We could hire someone to do our wash for us, as the two other short-term Fulbrighters did. But we don’t mind doing our own laundry, and quite honestly, like having control over what happens to our clothes. Being at the laundry was also a great opportunity to have unplanned meetings with students – I have had some of my best conversations with students, and learned so many things, hanging out by the washing machines. It also gives us a window onto their living conditions. The campus "laundry facility" serves...