Stepping Out of the Boat

John wanted to call this post "Going Swimming in My Own Sweat," but I wanted to focus the more positive aspects of living in the tropics.

We have regular access to really yummy fruits and veggies, although we have to soak them in bleach water before we eat them. This meal pictured here was what I thought we'd be eating really often: Salad with fresh avacado, Maggi Chicken noodle soup, cold mango, and a glass of cold water. It's too bad we're not losing weight here - the heat makes us feel like eating less, but we end up eating high-calorie food. For some reason, I feel like it's better to eat high calorie fresh food (like mango) than low calorie preservatives that taste like something fresh. There's nothing like cold mango to refresh you after a really hot day.

Speaking of hot days, let me expand upon John's title. It has been so hot here that we really feel like we're swimming in sweat all the time. Last night, there was no electricity from about 10pm to 2:30am. It was the first time since living here that the electricity was off during the night, and we hope it NEVER happens again. When the electricity is off, we can't run the air conditioner, and our room gets stifflingly hot. We tossed and turned for many hours last night and woke up much less than rested.

People here keep talking about "when the weather breaks," but we're not going to believe it until we feel it. (We're secretly hoping the break will come tomorrow.)

This weekend, we're going to another all inclusive resort. This time, we're going with all the other foreign teachers, and we're staying a little closer to home. The place we're going is called Juan Dolio - Dad, you can look it up on Google Earth. :)

If you're starting to get cold up there in the north, just think of us - sweating ourselves silly.