It's Bearable With An Umbrella

I bought an umbrella which has made a huge difference in my life outlook. This may seem obvious, but I had thought that my full-body rain suit was enough. It turns out that an umbrella makes me feel armed for the movable waterfall (what I've decided rain is like here); I fully anticipate not even noticing the rain by the end of October. Well, maybe that won't happen, but I'm feeling positive. The other big news from today is that our students papered the Science teacher's windows with clever cut-outs of birds because three toucanets had rammed into the window and two had died. The sad part of the story is that two birds died, but the awesome part of the story is that I teach in a place where frequent toucanet spottings are the norm. Even as a I miss strolling along pavement and seeing a movie on a big screen, I am intensely aware of how much I will miss the jungle sounds when we leave. Every night it is as if we are truly engulfed by the jungle, taken in and enveloped by the sounds and dangers and mysteries; nothing between us and the famous Cloud Forest except for our rather thin (but well built :) walls.