The Dus Experience

When we first arrived in Romania and took that "Oh So Sweet" shower (dus in Romanian ... sounds like 'doosh'), I loved how small and ecomonical they were at the hotel. The picture below illustrates the shower we had in our hotel bathroom. You close the door and take a quick shower, either leaving the shower head up in the holder, or taking it down and re-directing the spray. It's a wonderful shower design, one Nils and I would like to have in our own home someday. But, it definitely is a little tight on space. Woe to the wide.

In preparation for moving in with our Gazda family, we read through a mini-handbook which included a shower section. It noted that "because Americans tend to splash" the gazda was required to have a shower curtain. I thought, "Americans 'splash'?? What do Romanians do?" I became incredibly curious as to how Romanians got along without a shower curtain. Low and behold, there is an art to showering here. Basically, don't leave the water on the whole time. Once you're wet, turn the water off and then use your soap and shampoo. And when you do have the water on, you hold the shower head and direct it toward the wall, so it doesn't splash all over the place. It's my new way of showering now. Nils has had experience with all of this before, so he's really good at it. I'm not bad, but I do "splash" a little. Luckily, it's all tile. :) This method is a great way to conserve water!!!! Try it sometime.

Below are pictures of our bathroom with our gazda. Cute and efficient. I love it!

(Pic #1 - illustrates the moveable shower head)
(Pic #2 - is the sink right next to the shower)