A Rude Awakening

I awoke from a nap yesterday at about 7:30. Sitting in bed, I placed my foot on the floor to feel my sock immediately fill with water. Upon turning on the light, I could see a creeping puddle starting from the door and covering from the far corner of my room to about its middle. On further inspection, I discovered about a quarter inch of water covering the entire floor of the other bedroom and a fair amount in the kitchen as well.

Not knowing what to do, I went to a nearby store to call Enlace. They sent Aury, the Enlace staff member who lives closest to me, to meet me and she went with me to take a look. She went and got Hilda and then Aury, her sister, Hilda, her sister, and I all swept a mopped for two hours or so until we had gotten the lion share of the water out of the house and into the drain. Hilda explained to me that I have to take of the cover off the drain when it rains because the few holes it has in it don’t let enough water through. I was skeptic, however, and my suspicions that it was coming from the ground were confirmed when I found that, I couldn’t seem to completely empty the other bedroom of water, that mysteriously seemed to remain wet no matter how much I mopped.

We put towels under the doors and Hilda said she would call the landlady. I guess we’ll see…

On an unrelated note, I don't have internet at my house, so if my posts become infrequent that is why.