Raining

Sept. 6, 2009

It’s raining here in Halkida and I’m told that it hasn’t rained in four months. It has been sunny everyday that I have been here and there has only been clouds a few days; normally it’s been a completely blue sky. It usually only rains in the winter here and if it rains two days in a row people get really depressed.

Since it rarely rains everything is able to be kept open which I really love. In my hometown patios are my favorite room and here you can get the same feel anywhere. (My favorite room is my friend Bailey’s patio) All of the restaurants have outdoor seating and we keep the doors and windows at the flat open all day and night. The only side effect is a lot of mosquito bites but it’s worth it. (luckily the number of mosquitoes here isn’t even comparable to the number in Chicago)

Personally I find the rain refreshing. I enjoy rain and lucky for me I’ll be in Ireland next week where it never stops raining. (That will be interesting) I leave on Saturday and start school the following Monday and I’m very excited. I’ve been waiting a year to go to Bible college and I’m finally on my way.

Dave