A - Learning Outcome 6

 This past week Houston experienced a cold storm that cause most of the city to lose power and water at one point or another. Obviously lack of water and power is a global problem, and experiencing for a multitude of days really changed my perspective on this problem and how people are experiencing it for most of their lives around the world. Not having power was a big problem because it was super cold outside and the temperature slowly leaked into the house because we didn't have any heaters, and soon the house was almost as cold as outside. Also not having power made it super dark and it was weird having all the candles in my house lit up ominously, providing far less warmth than I had hoped. On top of that we didn't have water so I couldn't wash my hands or brush my teeth. Another thing that I had to do was go drive on the icy roads to my grandparents house because they also lost power and water so we brought them to our house so we could take care of them. This is another thing that I know is a global problem because families stick together and sometimes occupy the same house which makes resources even more scarce and I was really lucky compared to others in Houston and especially around the world.  

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