Water

Here in Arequipa, no one drinks water out of the faucet. The water must be boiled or bought in a bottle. I have been buying plenty of water at school, but this morning I had some extra time and I decided that I should explore the supermarket that I walk by everyday on the way to school. While there, I figured that I might as well buy some water.

I purchased two bottles and tossed them in my bag and bounced off to school. At school, I was still early for class, so I headed out to the lawn behind the school (they keep the lawn very very short here--it's more like green carpet) and sat down for a few minutes. I pulled out my water bottle, and opened it. Uh-oh. Water sprayed everywhere. I got quite wet. And I was very confused. I couldn't understand why my water had exploded.

I read the label. "Hm... San Mateo, Agua Mineral de Manantial...," here's the important part, "con gas." Con gas. This means the water was gassy--carbonated! When I was at the supermarket, I didn't think to look for non-carbonated water. I just chose two bottles, threw them in my bag, and walked the rest of the way to school. From now on, I will be sure to buy non-carbonated water, that is sin gas.

Carbonated water is not that good. It's not flavored... just carbonated. I don't get it.