A Different Four Seasons

Our front yard during a normal rain, which is typically a down pour.

Each season of the year here has something wonderful to enjoy and something that is not so exciting. The rainy season brings incredible rains that feel so very good. But along with it many, many bugs come out and rain manages to come in even the closed windows. Also, it brings lower temperatures (mid to upper 90's), but high humidity – making a very sticky hot.

The cooler season- well that season is almost all exciting for us, except for lack of precipitation. For the people here it is a difficult season because they mostly live outside and it can get down to about 55 degrees, and so it can be very, very cold with a strong wind when you're wearing the same clothes you wear in 120 degrees.  Sadly some older people die from getting too cold. Since our home is bigger than one room and doesn't cool as fast, we don't experience these cold issues too much.

The hot dry season- well that season doesn't have too many exciting features, but we certainly are not cold. We have heat rashes and wake up with very wet, sweaty pillows and clothes during this time. Unfortunately, this season brings lots of troubles with water and electricity.

Then we are back to the hot wet season again! We've realized it's a blessing that God changes the seasons for us regularly because otherwise we may not appreciate the variation of struggles in each season. 

PS - It is amazing how every book we read for school and our curriculum assumes that you're living in a four season year (with a summer, fall, winter, spring).  

--La Maestra