it started raining at about 9 am yesterday. more like a drizzle most of the day yesterday... made me take taxis instead of walking, but other than that, not too bad. but last night it picked it up a notch. i woke up several times to the beauty of the rain, but it was seriously coming down. after a rather stressful day yesterday, i really appreciated the soothing sound of rain to sleep to. but when i got up to go to school this morning, it was POURING. i realized the unfortunate fact that i had no clean socks to wear, so threw on my sandals instead...bad choice. i was FREEZING all day long. okay, by freezing, i don't really mean it, i just mean cold and rainy. i covered my feet with paper towels and my coat to try to stay warm for most of the day...
so, when i came to work in a school in mexico i'll be honest, the following thought did go through my mind - "bummer, no snow days for me this year." little did i know things like "rain days" would exist! we did not have school today. we canceled classes because of the rain. most of the school is outside, minus the classrooms (which themselves leak water through the ceilings). and to have to carry child after child after child to the bathroom in the pouring rain is not exactly fun. the school is right in the middle of La Via (the street/community) and the students from the one side of the Via could hardly even have come if they had wanted to: the "street" was a giant mudhole that was basically impassable. So given all this, the director decided to cancel school for today. The hilarious part is...only three students ever even showed up that we had to turn away! The last time it was rainy only 15 of 45 students came....today only 3. I never knew rain could have such an impact on a school day.
needless to say, when i got home i took a warm shower and take a mug of hot tea. i intend to spend the rest of the day under my covers reading or watching a movie. it shall be delight. (even though i still don't have clean socks to keep me warm...) stay tuned for a blog about the delightful last two weeks with my first visitor!!!
RAIN DAYS! That's great. Reminds me of Beni Suef, Egypt the one time it poured in three years--streets of mud. Getting into bed to warm up reminds me of a winter day in Romania when I spent 12 hours in the cold, visiting 5 schools with no heat, travelling on busses, trains, and taxis with no heat. I feel your pain! As to not having clean socks, I suggest NOT throwing "dirty" socks into any kind of laundry bin until you actually do laundry. That way, with open air freshening up your "dirty" socks, they actually become clean enough to wear in a pinch. From one nomad to another...
ReplyDelete