Tonight, in the middle of watching a movie to finish out our Date Night, the power went out several times for an instant. It was enough to shut down everything in our apartment, but it would come back on a second later. After a few of those, the power finally stayed off. I noticed two difference between the power going out in Ethiopia versus here in the USA. There are also some similarities.
In Ethiopia, we could still watch movies on our laptops as long as the battery was fully charged.
In the US, we can't finish the movie til the power comes back on because it is a Blu-ray and our laptops can't play them.
In Ethiopia, you didn't have to worry about the cold winter weather.
In the US, my first thought was "do we have firewood?" (The answer is yes. And we have a functional fireplace.)
In Ethiopia, we still had internet access via our USB wireless modems for as long as our laptop battery could last.
In the US, we still have internet access via our phones for as long as our phone batteries can last.
In Ethiopia, we used candles to light our apartments.
In the US, we use candles to light out apartment.
In Ethiopia, I would try to pretend like there weren't cockroaches coming out of their hiding places in the dark.
In the US, I have no worries of what may lurk in the night - we are bug and rodent free.
In Ethiopia, we had no chance at a hot shower since our water was heated by something electrical as the water came out of the shower head.
In the US, we have an opportunity to take a hot shower...as long as it is right after the power goes out. Otherwise, it might be a lukewarm one in the morning.
One thing is for sure: the best part of a power outage in either country is getting to spend time with each other.
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