You might be wondering what a Turkish toilet is, and I'll happily fill you in. Its a fancy hole in the ground! The Turkish toilet originally, and in some rural areas still is a covered a pit toilet. Today, many homes and buildings have sewage pipes that carry things away. I still haven't figured out where it goes, because no one seems to know about the sewer system. Anyways, your typical TT is a ceramic square on the floor, complete with places for your feet and a conveniently placed hole. You squat, do your business and then wash things down with water from a nearby bucket.
Our hotels so far have been furnished with western toilets, so we haven't worried about the TT too much. However, our host families will have TTs, so we needed a lesson in proper use. Our LCFs put together quite the lesson – they drew a TT on a big sheet of paper so we could practice squatting and they even prepared a game to get us excited about the TT! They tied strings around our waist and then hung a pen down from the string. Our goal was to squat and get the pen to drop into a water bottle – simulating the TT experience. We had several rounds and everyone got quite competitive! Someone has pictures, but I haven't gotten them yet.
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