My stay here lasted longer than I initially thought. I have to accept that I have privileges that, without them, would really complicate things a lot more.
1- I'm not paying rent (for now).
2- I'm generating income in Bitcoin (not as much as I'd like, for now, but enough to cover some expenses).
3- Support from my close family.
There is no shortage of food, and I pray to God that it will not happen again.
In the municipality where I am, they ration the water. From Monday to Friday, there is no water from 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, there is water all day. If people don't want to be so affected by this, they solve the problem by having tanks to store water. Since the water that comes to my house is from a well, it works with a pump, which means that when there is no electricity there is also no water, because the pump runs on electricity. These rationing measures can be nonexistent or worse depending on the location.
The electricity, in the first 4 months that I have been here, the power only went out about 4 or 5 times a month, for an hour and a couple of times for 5 hours.
For the last 2 months, the electricity has been going out every other day, that is, one day on and one day off for 4 continuous hours.
What do people do to counteract the discomfort of not having electricity?
Those with a better economic position opt for solar panels or electric generators (these are the ones that some businesses usually have).
In my case, we can't afford solar panels yet because they're expensive, but we opted for rechargeable light bulbs, rechargeable fans because it gets very hot here and there are too many mosquitoes, power banks for our phones, and finally, something I didn't know about until I got here: mini UPS units to keep the router running when there's no electricity. In fact, I'm posting this right now while I don't have electricity at home.
Domestic cooking gas #997415 and gasoline #970475 are two other headaches; here are some posts I made about them.
For times when there's no gas, we have a backup electric stove, air fryer, electric griddle, electric rice cooker, and any other appliance that can cook with electricity. If you have neither electricity nor gas, then you're just out of luck, and with a bit of luck, you might be able to buy bread.
Public health is the same or worse than when I emigrated several years ago.
The salaries are absurd. This topic deserves a lengthy post.
In conclusion, we all maneuver as best we can to alleviate the discomforts and disadvantages of living here.
Edit:
An absurd comment I read on X
It's because of bitcoin farms like this that they cut off our electricity in Venezuela so that a few cronies can profit at the expense of the Venezuelan people's needs.