F.requently A.sked Q.uestions #1.
What's the weather like?
Answer: Currently, hot. Like, nearing or passing 100* every day, humid, no rain kind of hot. In December we began our official summer season, though I'm not sure the weather has been any hotter since November. So far it appears that there is less rain, since I can't remember the last time it rained (maybe I'll start marking rain on the calendar?) I think technically we are in "rainy-er" season, but like I said, not sure when it rained last. (Thinking back, I think it was Christmas Eve...18 days now.) [Well, that was true when I first wrote this. Thankfully we got rain a week ago.]
Along with the heat, comes the need to drink a lot of water. But there comes a point where water just doesn't seem to cut it. You have sweat beading and rolling off your eyebrows, you can feel the greasy sweat coming out of your pores, and sometimes you just wonder, "Will I ever drink enough water?" The answer is:
I succombed. Yesterday, on a nearly 100* day, I walked (yea, I didn't take the bus, and walked uphill the whole way, I was pretty proud of myself!) about 8 blocks to the open market. I mainly walked because I wanted to be able to check prices for kitchen tables & chairs. I got into the open market and started searching around and finally found leather-covered thermoses like I was look for. But I found one even prettier than I expected!
Don't tell anyone, but my real reason for buying this is ICE COLD WATER. It's sitting next to me right now, making cold water colder and waiting for me to drink it. But, on the flip side, it's also a social expectation to have a thermos, or at least the cup and straw for tereré. So, when I'm out and about on my own, it will probably be ice cold water. But when I go to church or out with Paraguayan friends, it will become ice cold water for tereré.
I'm just excited it's pretty! Off to read in the A/C for an hour to cool off, then back to Spanish!
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