Some brethren have lost the desire to study, others have gone to academic debate. LIFE Life is very hard here. Few homes have indoor plumbing. Homes are cold inside, as walls are cement block. Washing machines are a luxury, dryers non-existent.
Some homes have their own well, others go to a public well for water.
Everything can be bought at the bazaar, but it's expensive - even by American standards. For this, someone can buy a cheap skirt, or 10 kg of fish. Everything at the bazaar is imported, mostly from Poland or Turkey. Washing hands after using the outhouse, or before preparing food, is not common practice in villages where there is no running water, though it's more common in the city. One brother came home from working in the fields, went to the outhouse, came into the kitchen, and proceeded to slice bread.