By coincidence, I was there when they turned on the motorized pump and water came out for the first time. It was a Peace Corps Moment. People literally came running to fill up their buckets with clean drinking water. Greg says the piping will go in next, and soon the women of his community will be able to get water from a faucet in their front yards. In the U.S., if it rained, you'd grumble, pull out your umbrella, and be on your way.
Farmers take the opportunity to sleep.
The meetings of women's and youth groups that I normally lead will be canceled, and I won't get fed at a neighbor's house. I will be guarding every drop of water I have, and won't eat much because I don't have enough water to cook. I'll read and write and think about how different my life has become.