When the rain falls

So it all started a coupld weeks ago when the tropical depression hit honduras. We had about 1 week of straight rain. It was miserable, everything soaking wet, mold starting to grow and clothes that wouldn't dry! The Peace Corps began sending us advisory messages about using caution when traveling due to flooding and land slides. This continued for the week. It is very sad because due to the intense rain we have had many smaller aldeas have been destroyed by land slides...in fact one PC volunteer was telling me about how an aldea of her town fell into the river... the entire aldea gone... all those homes and people's entire lives gone! Other places have turned into refugees camps, housing those who have lost everything they owned from the flooding.

These rainstorms have helped usher in the cold... due to the fact that I am in the mountains it has been quite chilly.. actually freezing. It all started with the rain and now i hear it is going to continue like this until December! Most morning it is hard to get out of bed and I spend my evenings bundled in sweaters and blankets. Thank GOD I brought back my scarf and mittens! I need some more swaet pants.. well actually I don't have a single pair-- only yoga pants and cotton PJs(not so warm) I also wish I have some close-toed shoes. I have tennis shoes but they are light and the mud here is crazy! so I resort to wearing my chacos or my wellies. I am going to have to invest in some better foot wear. I never would have imagined my life in Honduras like this.

PS- during this time most Hondurans go around dressed as if they are going on a trip to the frozen tundra... heavy winter coat, gloves, hat, scarf, sweater... and this is indoors seeing as we do not have heating.