Toilets, Outlets, and Water Coolers oh my.

 Just a few little differences I wanted to share with you.

Toilet water flushes the same direction as America, clockwise. But the flush (in our house at least) is very strong and sounds like gallons of water are being used. Which is usually necessary.

Check out the handle! In case you can’t tell, it’s on the right side of the toilet. It takes an average of 5-7 times to flush before the water will flow J (I’ve gotten to over 25 before.)

Outlets here are 3 pronged but a different set up than an American 3 prong. However…most appliances we have bought IN Ghana do not have a Ghanaian plug, therefore needing an adaptor.

Clean drinking water is a necessity here. Your options are buying 1.5L bottles to store in the fridge or buying a 15L bottle and a water cooler stand. This is something we were used to from Korea and looked forward to having again. And with 5 little and big bodies to hydrate, we were going through several fridge bottles a day. 

It took us several shopping trips just to find a store that had cooler stands to buy, but now we are hooked up and chugging away.

Then this happened.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Apparently this is super UNcommon but just means we have to buy the sturdier plastic bottles. Which is fine because the sturdy ones are refillable and we can get them easily from the school. 

Update: Ethan taught me how to flush the toilets the first time every time. In his total 3-ness, he flushed the toilet but pushing the handle over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. It flushed but it was excessive. However, I learned that a double flush is all it takes. 

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