The rainy season is finally finally finally living up to its name. After a month or more of straight-up hot'n'humid, the floodgates opened. There has been at least one and usually 2-3 rainstorms a week, which also means frequent power outages.
The most violent thunderstorm I have ever been in crashed, crackled, and poured around us two weeks ago as we huddled in our apartment and sipped tea. We couldn't resist stepping onto the terrace briefly to see the damage: lightning struck so close by that all we saw was a flash like we were in a spotlight; the power was out at the megamall; the street below us was flooded with water and spilling over into people's garages. We had left the door open, and a bat winged its way into the apartment, did a lap around the ceiling, and flew out again into the storm as we shrieked and covered our heads.
It's sunny now, however, and time to hit the streets and work on my flip-flop tan. But before I go, tomorrow I leave for Latacunga and will spend the week helping my friend George with a project at his site. He has teamed up with the organization Builders Beyond Borders to build a water system in the pueblo where he lives. You can read more about it here.
I probably won't have internet until I get back, so...until I get back! Cheers.
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