Teaching Challenges

I have to ask myself how long my energy and enthusiasm for teaching would last if I permanently faced these conditions at my school.
It's not just that the school building itself should be condemned, that the paint is peeling, the banisters are rickety, the bathrooms are unspeakable (no commode, just a hole in the floor), the rooms are drafty (all the kids wear their coats in class), etc. It's the lack of materials, frankly.
I haven't seen a computer, which I use to make all of my assignments, or a printer/copier, which provides the materials for my lessons. And with the children writing every lesson in their copy-books, I couldn't even collect assignments to check on their progress. There isn't enough chalk to do a lot of work on the board, and the chalkboards themselves aren't very big and don't fit much.
The students don't have access to computers or the internet. They can't do research or type assignments. They can't do projects like websites or movies or even Powerpoint presentations. I'd have to say goodbye to my class website--and to emailing with my students and their parents. And with my colleagues!

I'm not saying it's impossible to teach. I've had a lot of fun with the kids, and I know they've learned some. But how long could I keep it up? And then you add all the challenges of everyday life here. If it took me twice as long to make dinner, to wash clothes, to run errands, to clean my apartment--when would I plan lessons? When would I have the time or energy to give to my work? I have yet to encounter any task here that isn't more difficult and/or more complicated than it is in the US. I always say that teaching isn't a job; it's a lifestyle. So much of my work happens at home, so many hours are devoted outside of the time in the classroom, that I just don't see how I could do it with so many more demands on my time.

To add insult to injury, a teacher's salary in this school is about $100/month, which is barely enough to pay gas and electric and other basic bills. To have internet is $20/month. The average pair of shoes costs between $20-40. Gasoline costs about the same as it does in the US.
It's true that some things are cheaper here than in the US, but there are enough things that are relatively close to what we pay for them that the inequity in salary is outrageous.