Last night when I got home there were more giant ants crawling around in my room, but I had to sleep on my mattress on the floor, so I cleaned them up and then cocooned myself up in my sheet and hoped for the best. I had troubled dreams, but didn't find any bugs in my bed when I awoke. There were about 15-20 more ants in my room, though, and some dangerously near my mattress. Plus the toilets in this house aren't working (one not flushing and one half-flushing...?) and the plumber has failed to show up every day for the last several days. Shower doesn't work, either, although I know that's pretty common here; it's the least of my worries right now. Practice was hard; I'm exhausted after yesterday. Today I'll have to try to sort out this living situation, but first, I have to get to an ATM for cash to pay Mr Joseph.
I will not even bother to give all the details about the ATM situation here, but let's just say, it took forever. I went to 4 ATMs (walked to 2, had to rickshaw around town to another 2) before I got one that worked for me. Ugh. And I still have the living situation to deal with.
I make arrangements to go look at a room in another house, walk over, and wait for about 30 minutes in the office for the guy who is showing it to me. Then we go upstairs and the door is locked. The girl who is moving out has decided to stay another day and she's not around right now. Bummer. I'm hot and sweaty and tired; absolutely weary from dealing with moving and money and can't bear to think of doing more apartment shopping right now. Plus, I've been lugging around my valuables in my backpack since yesterday morning (because there is no place to lock them in the apartment and I know there have been robberies around here recently) and it feels like it weighs about 1000 pounds! I decide to hope for the best when I can see the room tomorrow, and escape to the pool for a few hours...
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Hi Shelley, so sorry to hear of the ant and roach problem you are having at the moment, especially when you must sleep. How do the local people deal with the situation? Or don't they? Ahimsa at its finest no doubt. I wonder if they sell some sort of netting or other gauze/tulle fabric at the store you purchased your sheets. What about other yogis that may have arrived there before you and have solved the ant dilemma? Then again there is the wise Mr. Joseph to use as a valuable source of information. Yes, these "suggestions" are easy to
ReplyDeletecome up with from another land here is Michigan. You will figure this out. It is only happening to you because dealing with it and/or solving it will make you stronger and happier in the long run. You will see. It will be just a blip and a blink by the you deal/solve it. Take care. Vivian