Friday, June 24, 2011

The Deafening Rainy Season

It’s very common for days here to be bright and sunny; then, almost without warning, the sky turns dark and an absolute downpour ensues. These torrential rains last anywhere from 20min to 3 hours, and are quite the reprieve from the heat of the day.

Today’s downpour though, was unlike any other since I have been here. It started out as any other rain, but then it got louder. And louder. And louder still. It got so loud, that in order to hear each other, we literally had to scream at the person sitting right next to us. So naturally, we ran outside to witness this amazing event.

To our astonishment, it was hailing! We are what? Six degrees off of the equator, and ice is falling from the sky!? So crazy! The air was so chilly because of these ½ inch chunks of hail. It was truly something to witness.

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