Life Without A Dryer

All you people with dryers, stop taking them for granted, right this instant.  It's time you really appreciate what you've got!  Dryers are a rare luxury in Korea, and it is something we've dearly missed since coming here.  Obviously, it's a little annoying for a load of laundry to take 2+ days (even more during the winter), but clothes just don't come out of the laundry feeling as soft or smelling as fresh when they're not put through the dryer.  Once it's finally all dry, its usually a little stiff and scratchy, which are two adjectives that should never describe cotton. 

Andrew picked this washcloth off the drying rack to find it rock hard!  He even put fabric softener in with the load, but that clearly had the opposite effect.  This stiffness of laundry seems to come down hardest (pun intended) on towels and jeans, especially older towels.  Jeans will soften up after a few minutes of body heat and movement, but there's nothing quite as refreshing as drying yourself off after a shower with a fresh, clean sheet of cotton sandpaper!