Convenient Inconvenience

Blog 182:
First day and night in a new location always  requires adjustments, but I can't seem to plant it in mind.  I should have known by now that staying at a friend's house would not do me the best favors, but there I went again!  I forgot ... totally went mind blank that there's something about familiarity with friends that breaches total comfort.  That was the case soon after I got myself at my friend's personal space.  Hopefully, this is the last one (!?)

It never ceases to happen that fears and confidences clash.  Take provisions, for instance.  There's no telling whether someone else's bathroom would be fully functional or not.  I went in one unprepared --- AGAIN.  There was no tp, no toiletries, and again, no towels!  To make matters worse, the room I was led to bed for the night was the very one closest to the road and my friend's neighbor's  house;  it was impossible to  even invoke privacy, so I did not,  Instead, I closed my eyes and took all in - exposure, noise, lack of basic provisions, privacy.

Something inwardly natural happens right away when situated in predicaments.  The brain quickly searches for survival and adaptation.  In a khromar, a Khmer versatile wrap/shawl, I found a body robe, a towel to use for bathing, and makeshift privacy.  The door to a cabinet in the room I occupied became a shield from secretive watch, if any, of neighbors while I dressed.  In the bathroom where there was only a knee-high spigot to use for bathing or teeth brushing, I washed and cleaned up while in ground sitting position.  I used the I-pad's glass top as my mirror to decently put together my hair in place.  That wasn't so bad after all ... just inconvenient!

Lesson learned? Next time, politely ask what accommodations might I expect from a temporary stay or find a cheap, but safe inn to bed!