It's a pretty easy concept. You head to the water fountain, turn on the faucet, wait a second, take your drink and leave. You never worry if the water is safe to drink or not, or indeed, if the water will come in the first place. In fact, the only worry is often whether the water will be the temperature you want it to be.
As we continue to learn more about the infrastructure of Dominica, I wasn't surprised to hear about the lack of access to clean water by the citizens of Dominica. In my country of birth, Pakistan, we share the same issue. There are hours where there will be no water. Where someone will shout, "Water's on!", and people will rush to fill their jugs before the water shuts off again. Worse, the water is often undrinkable to anyone not accustomed to it; the entirety of my stay in Pakistan I was hydrated with soft-drinks, or boiled-water for my safety.
Whats worse is that often times, it was cheaper for me to walk down the street and buy a soft-drink as opposed to the same quantity of bottled-water. Better yet was when the company that produced the water was often the same as the one producing the soft-drink.
As we inch closer toward Dominica, I hope we can observe the situation on-site. Water should be a right-not a luxury.
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