Winter

Ok, so I severely underestimated the 'winter' here in Costa Rica. I say winter because that is what they call this season here. The year is not broken into four seasons here but into two (no, they are not hot and really hot like they are in Phoenix). The seasons are dry season and wet season. We left dry season a few months ago and the wet (or rainy) season has not been so bad. Yes, we have had a lot of rain, but it has mostly been in the afternoons after beautiful sunny warm mornings.

This has changed. Dramatically. For the last 10 or so days, we have not seen the sun. It has rained almost constantly. I looked for rainfall amounts, but did not find solid numbers. From what I have heard, we have had somewhere along the lines of 2+ inches of rain each day. This is something that I have never really experienced before, obviously not in Phoenix.

It has gotten to where I am 'cold' a decent portion of the day. The temperatures are not really cold, but the lack of sun and the wetness make it feel cold. As I am writing this, I am wearing a jacket (since I do not have any sweatshirts here because I thought I wouldn't need them). Another odd thing about this season is that most of the sidewalks are covered in moss since they have been wet for a solid 10 days.

I am ready for rainy season to end, but I hear it will be here for about another month. I guess I will just have to study extra since there is pretty much no reason to leave the house and go out into the rain.