We try to stay with an excercise routine--in the past this included an aerobic latin dance video called Zumba. Now Alan has an excercise regimen that includes various push-ups and sit-ups. Beth does some pre-natal yoga. We then shower and refill the storage buckets before our water is turned off. This generally happens around 8am each day. It usually comes back in the evening, though recently we have been a couple days in a row with no water. 
While we are tempted to complain, we have at least one teammate who has not had water for 4 months! One of the ironies is that Nicaragua has plenty of fresh water between 2 large freshwater lakes, a large network of lagoons and rivers, and a high water table. However, contamination and deforestation are quickly drying up and infecting much of this natural resource. Additionally, problems in the national budget and infrastructure often make distribution of existing water a challenge. Anyway, for us it is a good discipline to use water less wastefully. For example, we use leftover water from clothes or dishes to flush toilets, and we are learning to never allow the water to run unnecessarily while washing or showering.
While we are tempted to complain, we have at least one teammate who has not had water for 4 months! One of the ironies is that Nicaragua has plenty of fresh water between 2 large freshwater lakes, a large network of lagoons and rivers, and a high water table. However, contamination and deforestation are quickly drying up and infecting much of this natural resource. Additionally, problems in the national budget and infrastructure often make distribution of existing water a challenge. Anyway, for us it is a good discipline to use water less wastefully. For example, we use leftover water from clothes or dishes to flush toilets, and we are learning to never allow the water to run unnecessarily while washing or showering. 
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certainly puts a new perspective on water management, eh?
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