Here's a quick update with the top 5 differences between life in the city and life in the jungle (cloud forest):
1. I freak out if there is a cockroach anywhere in my house, but in the jungle it's normal for them to be hanging out with our food. Just brush them off...
2. When it rains at home I simply stay indoors, but in the jungle I'm *always* outside. Plus our water tank gets clogged after a decent rain (nearly every day), so you have to clean it out if you want to use the sink/toilet/shower.
3. When someone has diarrhea at home they just say they aren't feeling well, but in the jungle they describe exactly what is coming out of them, sometimes with sound effects. It's kind of a way to measure *just* how sick you are.
4. Candy bars are a thing at home, but in the jungle we mix sugar, cocoa powder, and milk powder together and lick it off a spoon. Yum!
5. At home I shower daily, but in the jungle I shower either when it's sunny, or when I can no longer stand my own stench.
All in all, it's fun settling into the normal field life and interesting to see how drastically different it is from life back home. It's an experience unlike any other :)
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