It has rained for two days, lightly and with persistence. Once last week, it pounded down like small fists against the earth, and the streets rose up with water to meet the fresh, full drops. There has been flooding, chilly nights and gray mornings. The locals say the wet season has arrived a few weeks early, and that I missed out on the more direct rays of summer heat. Sorry to disappoint, but I will not be returning with that gloriously bronzed skin we had all been expecting. I am in a routine here now, with everything routines include...schedules and habits and regular times for certain happenings, etc. But more importantly: comfort. Familiarity. In fact, I have become so comfortable with this routine that I have woken more than once in the morning and not even
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