Here are five household chores I never had to do in Baltimore that are regular duties here in Arusha:

1. Repair holes in mosquito nets.
2. Pump water into a reserve tank in case the municipal water supply is cut off.
3. Collect freshly laid eggs from the chicken house.
4. Hand wash my underwear while I take a shower.
5. Buy charcoal from a Maasai woman off the back of her donkey.

But then again, here are five household chores I never have to do in Arusha:

1. Shovel snow.
2. Shovel snow.
3. Shovel snow.
4. Shovel snow.
5. Shovel snow.

Have a fun winter, my friends back home! 🙂