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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

hot season


It is HOT season now. It has been over 100 degrees every day for weeks now. At night it stays pretty warm, around 90 in my room, which makes it difficult to sleep even though the heat is exhausting.
This is Hannah, one of the girls in my class. She has a great idea for cooling off on a hot day. She jumped into the clothes washing basin. I wish there was one big enough for me!
During cool season I really missed hot or even warm showers as the water out of the tap only came out cold. But now the water comes out quite warm and I wish we could have cold water again!

Tribal paint?


A few kids have come to school with similar "tribal paint" on their foreheads lately. I finally asked what kind of celebration or ceremonial ritual this kind of face decoration is for. After getting a funny look I was told that this is just baby powder to combat heat rash. Oh.