Doing Laundry

I finally did some laundry today.

I asked Sophia, our landlords' daughter how we get laundry done. She gave me an incredulous look & said, "You do it yourself." It was as if I had asked how you get to the second floor: You use the stairs, silly. Of course.

I've always thought of myself as a worldly person, without need for frivilous luxuries. But I now realize, more than ever, that I have lived a very privilaged life. A basic task that most of the world can accomplish without problems has been lost on me. I'm definitely gaining some perspective here in Vietnam.

So I set to the task of washing my laundry by hand in my bathroom. It took much longer than I had imagined, & once I started it I had to finish the chore. No leaving the rest for later, like I've done so many times in the US. I think I did okay for my first try. I didn't try to wash any of my jeans. That will be an experiment for another day.