Here's a little insight into my showering habbits:

This was my shower in the training village:

It was in a little building outside with a pipe at knee-level to fill the bucket.  I would use a bowl to get water from the bucket and dump it on myself. This method is referred to as a “bucket shower.” 

I was originally skeptical of the cleaning power of the bucket shower, but after a few tries I found the best method and am now a believer.  You have to focus on each part of the body individually – I always spend the most time on my feet, which are consistently dirty from wearing flip flops in the sand, dirt, and water. I have successfully avoided and fungal infections on my feet, so I am proud of that!  Hopefully I can maintain that for 2 years!

This is my shower at my house:

The water pressure varies from medium to weak, if there is any water at all. The shower is inside my house, so I don’t have to go outside to get there.  It takes a while to get the shampoo and conditioner out of my hair – it is actually easier to wash my hair with a bucket shower. 

Although I am happy to have my own shower here, I actually prefer the bucket shower and find myself missing it.  This is not a preference I would have expected before moving here.  I think my preference in shower style is one example of how my mindset is shifting from North American to Samoan.