Rainy season has begun! We had a pretty big storm last night (minor flooding in the hotel) and this afternoon an even bigger one. Before the storm started the wind was blowing a bunch and the pressure change kept blowing our classroom door open--a little bewildering for the students trying to give their ecology presentations. Then the sheets of rain began to fall. It was a pretty impressive storm. I can't say I have seen that much rain in quite some time. Apparently light rainfall is common here, but big storms like these don't come around often.
Well after the presentations I had to make my way to my M.1 class. Luckily I had an umbrella. The unfortunate part is that the M.1 building sits pretty low and when I went toward my classroom I realized there was ankle deep water between me and my students. Teacher Jaran (an English teacher I like a lot) had his students build him a bridge out of bricks and planks to get over the water. I had farther to go. Well, dignity went out the door, and the shoes came off. I wasn't about to ruin my only pair of comfy shoes by wading through the water in them! Besides, all the kids run around without shoes anyway. I think I surprised my students, but I got there with dry shoes and my feet dried quickly. We made it through class without generalized flooding and the lights didn't go out despite persistent flickering. Today was a good day :D
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