We have had some unhappy developments this week...all due to an unexpected 4 days of thunderstorms. After weeks of pure sunshine, some clouds rolled in and refused to leave. There was even a cyclone warning in Bombay. This is very odd for India in November. Thank you global warming.
1. EVERYTHING IS WET. My floor, my sheets, my towels, everything. Nothing will not dry. My room smells like mildew. I did laundry 3 days ago and I have yet to have a completely dry pair of underwear in the morning. Not the most pleasant experience.
2. I HAVE A PURPLE TOE. So yesterday while I was working with Ravi, Boomer, who is my friend, and the Arole's german shepherd, came in from being outside and like any dog walked around sopping wet. I got up later to go to the bathroom without thinking of the floor. This being India, I had no shoes on. You can tell where this is going. I slipped across the floor and rammed my toe into some drawers. It is very purple and hurts like hell. Luckily, being surrounded by medical staff, I was taken care of. Today I went to get an x-ray and its not fractured. It was the easiest medical experience of my life. In and out of our hospital in about 30 minutes, x-ray and all. This would have taken 5 hours and $500 in the U.S.
3. SNAKES. Apparently do not like when their underground homes get wet and they come outside. A woman saw one outside her room tonight. Anyone that knows me, realizes I am not thrilled with this. I hesitated on coming back to my room at all tonight, and only did so with the company of one of the staff boys who I made walk in front of me all the way home. This is not a good development.
Hopefully the sun will be out tomorrow!
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