Ever since Christmas
day it has rained and rained. Last week
was the first time the sun actually made an appearance. I (Erin) grew up in the Northwest and therefore
am not bothered by the rain. I have
learned though that rainy season is much different then the wettness I am
accustomed to on the west side of the mountains.
Rainy Season means…
-Not only do things mold easily but randomly too. I found in the past couple weeks a backpack, camara
case, safely belt on Whitman’s highchair, and a T-shirt all growing mold. All these items were in their usual places of
storage and where not wet when put away.
-It is naturally more humid here then our home in the States, but now a cracker left out turns to mush within a few hours.
-The hand towel in the kitchen and others around the house
seem to always be damp and clothes take longer to dry. Thankfully we have space inside where we can hang clothes up.
-Most rain comes without much thunder or lightening, but we do
get a good share. Last Friday was the
first time Caedmon and Whitman actually slept in our bed with us. The thunder was incredibly loud and the
lightening so bright you were aware of it with your eyes closed. In all honesty nobody actually slept; it
turned out to be a very early start to our day.
-Lastlly there is flooding.
All rain water empties into open street side gutters, which also carry
away all our gray water. These gutters
are often only 1 foot deep and maybe 1 ½ feet wide. So when the gutters are full the
water fills streets, homes and all our spaces available. One of our tutors recently told
us that her nieghboorhood often floods during rainy season. To get home from work during a flood, she puts
her motorcycle on a small motor boat on the edge of her nieghborhood. The boat then
takes her and her motorcycle to her front door.
New construction has caused these small boats to stop this service, thus
causing our tutor to sleep over at a friend’s house when heavy rains flood her
nieghborhood.  |
| Our backyard after a heavey rain |
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| overflowing gutters after a rain |
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| flooding only seems to slow people down, not stop them |
Thus far, I am thuroughly enjoying this season. The clouds and rain bring a small but
noticeable decrease in temperature.
Though I will not say it gets cold as many locals would, it has made
cold showers a little more challenging.
