The rainy season has officially begun here in Kafule. It rained for about an hour on Tuesday, 5
hours on Wednesday and about 10 hours yesterday. So the good news is that the rain has made everything
a lot less dusty, it is absolutely gorgeous to see the clouds rolling over the
mountains, and the smell of the fresh rain is great! On the down side everything has become very
muddy and it has gotten kind of cold. Last
night Dahlia and I went to Elizabeth’s house for dinner. We were asking how long the rainy season
would last. She began listing months, “November,
December, January, February, March, April, May… but then the sun will come back
in June.” The horrified looks on Dahlia
and my faces prompted her to encourage us with this, “some days it will rain
for 24 hours but then some days it will only rain for 7 so it isn’t that bad!”
The community in our area is made up of almost all farmers
(pretty much everyone who doesn’t work at the school farms) and the rain means
that the crops will grow which means food and money for the community. So while the rainy season is going to be challenging
it is really fun to see the community excitement that the rains have brought.
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