13 Soles down the drain?

So, I thought it was time for a more entertaining blog. Lucky for us... I had something rather entertaining happen to me today!

I walk down stairs bright and early (about 11:00 a.m.) and decide to make some Bisquick biscuits straight from my mother with love. As I am getting things ready I immediately notice the state of our kitchen -- quite disgusting. I figure it is time to get a handle on this mess and then I see the source of the problem--the kitchen sink is clogged. Yep, lots of nasty dishes sitting in even nastier water. So, I left the biscuits in the oven and went to the corner store to see if they had some drain-o. No such luck. So, I texted my roommate, asked her to take the biscuits out of the oven, and I was going to the grocery store. I couldn't handle the mess any longer. I went to a larger grocery store found the biggest bottle of drain-o that Peru makes (costing the grand total of 13 soles... 4 and some odd American dollars) and came home. I poured the entire bottle down the drain and I think all I accomplished was making the sink fuller! So, it was time to get serious. I went and got my knife (with a handy screw driver) and started taking a shelf out from under the cabinet so I could get to the pipe. As I started on the first screw Kristen (my roomie who was helping with all this) let me know that the drain-o had kicked in and the sink had started draining! Well, that is all fine and well, but things were still moving a little slow and I figured it was still time to get to the bottom of this clogged drain. I put a large pitcher under the pipe and it was time to see what was holding up progress down there....

Can you see it? Wait, maybe the picture isn't large enough... here is another:

and one more, just for good measure:

Well, there you have it my friends. A Knife, in my sink! Welcome to my life... it is always quite entertaining!

I think this can definitely be added to the list of strange things I've done in Peru.. right up there with killing a baby snake with my machete. Okay, maybe it doesn't rank that high, but I think I'd rather play with a snake than touch that nasty goo that has been sliding around in my sink for months.

Hope ya'll enjoyed!

Continue to pray for my stomach and the decisions that I am going to have to make this month.