I just put on a clay face mask and when it was time to wash it off, no water would come out of the tap. I don't really get why, I know that water doesn't always come through the pipes into homes at all hours of the day here in Mexico, but for that reason the family has a water tank in the patio (if you've seen the photos of my house, it's disguised as a pretty water fountain). The tank is full but the tap is empty. I had to use a glass of drinking water to wash off my face (the tap water is not potable here and water is delivered to homes each week). This leads me to my warning to all my U.S. American friends: conserve your water!
Querétaro is going through a major population boom, they say about 70 new families move here every day. The city was rated has having the second highest standard of living in the entire country, it's very safe, and has a strong economy. Angela, the mom around here, has said she is certain Querétaro will be facing a water shortage in the next few years and plans to build another tank. I have always been extremely concerned about wasting water, ever since I saw this cartoon on Sesame Street of a fish's pond being drained as the kid next door left the tap running while he brushed his teeth. Today's face mask incident inspired me to bring my crusade to all of ya'll's attention. Many countries in the world do not have ready access to water the way we do in the U.S. and we will not always have an abundance of fresh, clean, potable water flowing from out taps. Please do what you can to conserve this precious resource. There will be a day when the tap doesn't run all day, every day in the U.S.
**I wrote this blog post last night but couldn't upload it because we also lost internet. Carlos Slim may be the richest man in the world but his internet is extremely lacking.**
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