This is an aimless blog that gives voices to small joys, quirky happenstances, everyday occurrences, and occasional pesterings as the author navigates her life paths as an educator, transplanted Wyomingite, traveler, and curiosity seeker.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Day 61: Observations from a High-rise
Tonight we had dinner with some neighbors who live in a tall building and have a great view out on the neighborhood. We live in a pretty central and somewhat upscale area of Astana. There are many large, fancy-looking individual family homes surrounding us. It's a good neighborhood with newer construction. Interesting to observe from a birds-eye view was the number of these large, fancy homes that still have outhouses. Given the choice of an outhouse or indoor plumbing in a place that gets -40 in the winter, I would have no hesitation to opt for the indoor toilet. Any insights on this one are appreciated...
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