It's December now. Even in Florida December brought a break from the heat. Not so here. We have entered the hot rainy season. "Seasons" don't so much exist in this tropical climate. The year is divided into dry and hot and rainy-sauna-from-hell. The heat is relentless. You would think, coming from Florida, that I would be better equipped to deal with the heat and humidity, but it is my daily struggle. I strongly believe Florida would be less inhabited if it lacked electricity and AC.
It's difficult to sleep through the night. Heat rash breaks down my skin. Everything is sweat soaked and slow to dry in the humidity. The rain doesn't bring much relief from the heat- it just prevents sweat from evaporating. I am grateful for the free water though. Buckets go on the roof to collect rain for my constantly dwindling supply of water. I've been told I am very clever by Comorians for collecting rain water. I can't for the life of me figure out why this isn't common practice.
Soon torrential rain will come daily to disrupt life in Anjouan. Students don't like to attend school in the rain, taxi drivers don't like to pick up passengers, and the market sellers don't like to set up shop. The already slowly paced life here in Comoros grinds to a halt during the rain.
