There is a cockroach in my sink.

There is a cockroach in my sink.

I came to my room to go to the bathroom earlier today,

and saw something red in my drain.

ew. yes, it was a cockroach.

I may or may not have freaked out.

What the heck do I do with a cockroach in my sink?

So I turned on the water in hopes that it would drown...

no such luck.

Instead, it started crawling up the sides of the sink [ewww]

and I frantically looked around for something that could help me.

I grabbed a glass and trapped it,

holding on to the glass for a looooong time before I was assured that it was really trapped.

I kept my eye on it the entire time I was in the bathroom, not wanting it to escape.

Now it is nighttime, and it is still there.

My friend Melissa told me

that I have to get it out of the sink

and onto the floor

and then attack it with my broom.

But I just can't get up the guts.

It's getting mad, too, and scuttling around really fast under there.

ew. it's poop is collecting on the lowermost part of the glass.

oh it just gives me the heebie-jeebies...

Roughing It.

Today, I have realized the harsh[ish] realities of this place where I live:

• · The two other interns have lice [my scalp itches just thinking about it].
• · I sure hope I don’t get it, because washing this head of hair with a bucket is quite the chore…although I am becoming quite the pro AND it truly conserves SO much water! You should try it…
• · My feet, ankles, and lower shins look like I have the chicken pox because they are covered in so many mosquito bites.
• · When I walk around campus after dark [don’t worry Mom, it’s safe] I have to high-step like a Clydesdale horse to avoid stepping on cobras
• · While clopping home I do so with a slight hunch because to me it seems like that will keep the swooping bats from hitting me in the face or landing on my head [ewwwwwww].
• · Oh, and I’ve decided to keep my mosquito net in place all hours of the day to avoid becoming paranoid of little lizards making their way into my bed.
• · BUT after talking with the other interns, I realized that I have it pretty good so far because I don’t have a rat who lives on my roof and poops through the ceiling. Knock on wood J

When I wrote that part about the cobras, the reality of my life right now hit me and I asked myself, “who AM i?!?!?” How awesome is it that I LIVE here and even get to write about that kind of stuff?!? I really am turning into nature girl…next time you see me it just may be on Jen vs. Wild J