But what perhaps I didn't realize as I played with flour balloons as a child, and as I poured sand on my head as an adult, is that some of the techniques that seem second nature to me and to others who live in dry countries might help us all address what is fast becoming a global crisis.
Pero quizá no me daba cuenta, mientras jugaba con globos de harina de niña o vertía arena sobre mi cabeza de adulta, que algunas de estas técnicas, que nos resultan tan naturales a mí y a quienes viven en países secos, pueden ayudarnos a solucionar lo que rápidamente se está convirtiendo en una crisis mundial.