Down the hill to fetch a pail of water
January 26th 2010 Earlier this week, Rose and Patricia, two young girls that are living at VOLSET's dorm, asked me to come with them to fetch water before dinner. I'd seen the sign in the bathing room that said "please use water sparingly as we need to carry it uphill." By uphill, I'd assumed that they meant the small slope of our backyard.
We set out, each with two jerry cans in hand. After about 5 minutes o
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