lets talk about the weather

This week has been unusually cool and the temperature has dropped from the high 80s to the low 70s. Before arriving I scoffed at the idea that 70 could feel cool and refreshing but I sit here firmly corrected. Hot and cold are relative concepts; I remember September days in primary school when I would wear shorts in defiance of the snow on the ground and a gray sky, determined to take advantage of the 1 month each fall my uniform permitted shorts. Now when the mercury drops to 70 I put on a heavy shirt and snuggle in its dense weave meant for much colder days. Last night was probably the biggest rain storm I've witnessed to date. It was about 3 hours of perfect dancing/cartwheeling/horseplay in the rain kind of rain compliments of a tropical depression set our way. When it was all over there was about 10 inches of rain standing in the roads. It was all gone by the next morning. so no real harm was done. the house stayed dry.

Book Club

I have been making up for lost time these last two months here in Belize. I have read quite a few books since arriving in early August, and enjoyed every page. In pursuit of my collage degree I have neglected to read many books over the past 8 years. I read a lot, and enjoyed much of it, but it was all assigned for classes and took on a different flavor when I knew I would have to be able to discuss it the next week or write an essay on it. With my collage degree in hand I now read for myself, often times that means readings that are instructional like text books to refresh my memory of biology or physics, but I am still in control of my reading list and that makes a difference. I just finished reading The Count of Monte Cristo and The Chosen by Chaim Potok. Up for this week is a recommendation from Trey, The Corrections: A Noveli by Jonathan Franzen.