Clean Water - a privilege in most countries
America is easy…yes…easy. I think about this every night when I brush my teeth. I run water from the tap over my toothbrush and rinse. I never have to worry about the tap water I’m using. This is a far cry from Vietnam where I lived last year. I became so accustomed to brushing my teeth with bottled water that when I arrived back in America it felt practically ‘illegal’ to use the tap water to brush my teeth. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was doing something wrong.
The water hardships are never ending while traveling. While living/volunteering in India we were subject to water rationing, and couldn’t use water for certain hours of the day. We’d have to keep water in a bucket for those hours and use it only when needed. In Nepal I had to have my water boiled before I could drink it. In Mongolia there was no water, so we drank goat milk.
When you live in a country without a good supply of safe water, then it turns from a hardship to a potential cause of death.
Travel Tips = Clean Water
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The Cause
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The ebooks are great and it’s such a good cause. You’re so right. Water is something we definitely take for granted.
I will download the e-books now for a good cause!
The books are excellent and worth even more when they bring such a valuable commodity to parts of the world who cannot take water for granted.
Thanks everyone! Pass it along – it’s a GREAT way to help – and it’s SO easy! For the record – I’m getting nothing for this – I just think it’s a super idea!
Yes, I’m in Mexico, staying for a few days with a friend in Playa del Carmen, and last night we ran out of water. Couldn’t brush my teeth this morning. We take so much for granted!
It’s so easy to take water for granted and we waste so much of it, which is a real shame. I think a little bit of rationing from time to time would be a good thing but probably wouldn’t fly in the States.