- I have never ever done laundry in a public laundramat...heh, now try reading directions in another language. I had no clue how to even use these machines. My first mistake was that I did not have coins. So I had to go find a place to exchange my money, while carrying my laundry bag (note to self: use a rolling suitcase next time, people will not give your funny looks as you walk by them 3 times when they are eating thier dinner at the cafes). After I exchanged my money it was 830 pm and I had one hour to wash and dry. I had to dry because the next day I was leaving for oktoberfest, so hanging clothes would not be an option. There was a lady in the laundramat scampering around trying to keep her machines running by putting more money in the money machine. As I was stuffing my washer with clothes (which do not take too much, they fit probably equivalent to whatever you can pick up with two hands) and I shut the door, I realized I forgot my detergent. I made a motion with my hands going up and on my head while letting out a gasp at the same time. The other lady saw this and asked me if I forgot detergent, I said yes. SO she let me borrow somz of hers, she gave me so much that I insisted on paying her. she said that she understood, I had no money and in a foriegn country. She later told me she hosted a girl from los angelas before. She was very kind and still continued scampering around collecting clothes from the machines. She talked to me about Versailles and Paris and how she loved it, and how she loved Berlin too. SHe talked the most about Berlin. She said it was quiet and beautiful. she said the phrase, "you know" a lot. And then she left. it was about 910 when my clothes finished washing and i threw them in the dryer. for one euro you get 10 minutes of drying. The door to the laundramat closed at 930 exactly and the lights turned off, but one light stayed on, so I continued drying. The dryers here have extreme heat power because I dried my clothes for 20 minutes and they were pretty much dry. I remember those dryers back in MRH and they would still be damp with the full 45 minutes of drying. I do some laundry in my room, like socks, towels and underwear, it helps, it cuts down on the amount to wash in a laundramat. I created a clothesline, I string it from one end of my room to the other. Iùm not sure if I am allowed to do this, the school tells us not to wash clothes at home because of humidity problems, but I think if I am quiet and I keep my door shut (which i pretty much always do) I will be fine.
shandar | 11:53 AM
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