Jun 22, 2009 21:09
While standing in my shower and trying to decide which shampoo, which conditioner, which body wash and which face wash to use....
I remembered being in the Peace Corps, and living at the same economic level of my host community.
Like all of my neighbors, I had a single bar of soap to wash everything. EVERYTHING.
I used it to wash my hands.
I used it to wash my face.
I used it to wash my body.
I used it to wash my hair.
I used it to wash my dishes.
I used it to wash my clothes.
I liked red Lifebouy, like Connie, my landlady.
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