Rain, rain, rain!

9 de mayo

We have officially arrived at “winter” or the green season. It has been rainy frequently – and a lot. Definitely some of the most intense downpours I have experienced ever. I am talking the kind of rain that is so loud that you have to turn the tv or radio at full volume, or just give up whatever you are trying to read and take a look outside because you can’t concentrate anyway. The good part about it is that I have been inside for all of them – its much easier to appreciate and awe when you are not getting drenched. The construction of houses and buildings here is different too, they don’t have the same practice of insulating as we do so you pretty much hear the rain directly as it pounds the roof over your head. With the rain comes a bit chillier temperatures, but still nothing “cold”. Yes, you might need long sleeves and tennis shoes, but I can deal with that. And don’t be alarmed, it doesn’t rain all day, every day. It has been on and off rain the past week or so in the afternoons. In the morning it can still be sunny and warm, then transition to clouds and rain later, while still maintaining mild temperatures. I am told this is the way the ‘winter’ goes around here…we’ll see how it goes in Limón when I get there in a few weeks.