Welcome back rainy season, how you were missed

Rainy season is once again here in my part of Ghana and with that comes the cooler temperatures. Now you may be thinking "She lives in sub-Saharan Africa how much cooler can it be?" The answer only in the 70s today, I had goosebumps on my arms.

Here is the back story. . . . When I arrived in Ghana almost 1 year ago (June 4th will be one year) it was rainy season and the current PCVs said that this was their favorite time of the year because they could wear jeans and sleep without sweating. We all thought that they were crazy. We had just gotten off the plane and were sweating like it was the hottest day in August in Macon without the A/C. Now after living through the Harmattan with the dry, hot winds and cool (but not cold) nights I can see why PCVs love the rainy season. I did not sweat at all today!

I was at the office today until about noon (the power went out during the storm and I could not see to work) and then came home. I was so cold that I had to put on a pair of pants and a short sleeved tee-shirt and bundle up in a blanket. This is the first time in maybe 8 months that I have not been in a tank top dress or tank top tshirt and skirt(except for Rome). I thought about pulling out my fleece from my suitcase and putting that on because I was so cold. Who knew that you could get used to temperatures in the 90s and then find the 70s so cold? When I looked at the thermometer in my room at 1:30pm this afternoon it only read 75 degrees, on most days it would have been closer to 95 degrees.

It will be interesting when I go home in 20 days to see how I handle the cooler weather. Will I be the one wearing jeans, sweaters, and sandals with socks in June in Florida, probably not but when I am in upstate NY I might just be wearing my long underwear!