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Becoming Accustomed to Life in Developing Countries

I just wrote these words to a friend in an email:
We have now hung out in developing countries long enough to become surprisingly accustomed to a different standard of life.  It's funny how you can walk into a hotel that faces bustling city streets, walk up uneven stairs, walk down semi-clean hallways, step into a room with a hard mattress for a bed with a mosquito net covering, sit on a toilet seat made of plastic or no seat at all, turn on a shower that dribbles hot water, brush your teeth with bottled water, order food that tastes exactly like last night's meal (because it is exactly the same) and then say to each other: "Wow, what a great hotel this place is... We are living in luxury this week!"
It's been an exceptional trip!  We have many more reports to share, and can't wait to catch up with YOU on all that has been going on here at HOME!
Shower Head in the Aforementioned 3-Star Hotel:
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