Water

Water here is rationed, although I'm not sure how the determination is made as to who gets how much. Some of my friends regularly run out of water in the evenings because the whole apartment building shares a supply. In my apartment, at least, we have our own water tank. It gets filled up around 4-5am every morning, and we can use as much of it as we want (we've never run out since I've been here). Although we have a shower head, the water is not pressurized, so my roommate has introduced me to "bucket showers" -- performed by filling a bucket with water and then using a small pitcher to rinse off. At least it's hot enough that I haven't minded the cold "showers" too much.

The water tank above our door to the bathroom. I try not
to think about the fact that our drinking water comes
(through the filter) out of that tank...