I've been quite surprised by the weather here. I was expecting extreme heat like Florida and daily monsoon rains. Instead, we've only had a few days that were oppressively hot, and just a few big rain storms. Mind you, when it rains the heavens open up for an hour. Daily temperatures are probably only in the 80's in the daytime and 70's at night. We even get cool breezes in the evening. I've requested that the school screen in my balcony so that I can sit out and enjoy the evenings (without having to worry about Dengue Fever). It has been so unseasonably dry that the farmers are having to buy water - quite unusual for a city that normally gets over six feet of rain per year and is built on a giant flood plain.
I'm getting used to the power outages. Yesterday, however, I had just finished lathering up in the shower when the water sputtered and died. No one had warned me about losing water as well. I thought the other showers might have a little water left in the pipes, so I dashed (as much as you can dash when covered in soap, aren't wearing your glasses and have a wet, dripping neck brace) to the other bathroom hoping no one could see through my as yet not curtained windows. Thankfully there was enough to get the worst of the soap off. I wonder if I should start keeping a bucket of water beside the shower?!
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