June-August is winter season here because Mozambique is in the southern hemisphere so the seasons are switched. It gets pretty cold here. And in the summer, it gets bloody hot. I think the cold weather is worse here because there are no heaters and when I wake up in the mornings when it’s cold its sooo hard to get out of bed. I also think that the tin roof magnifies any temperature. When it got really cold, I had to sleep in two pairs of pants, long sleeve shirt with a sweater, and two heavy blankets and I was still freezing. Oh, and what’s also a pain is having to bathe during winter because I have to bathe outside, and even if I use hot water, there’s no avoiding the cold because of the wind. It doesn’t get as cold here as it does where I’m from in Texas, but I still think it’s worse here. Mozambican winter is a small suffering. I shouldn’t complain, because my house is well built compared to other people’s houses. Some people’s walls have holes to the outside and some houses are only made of reeds. Mine’s made of reeds and cement. So I can only imagine how cold they may get during Mozambican winters.
Thankfully it’s already September and it’s starting to heat up around here. The mango trees have already started to bloom!
Stepping outside for a swim
11 months ago
1 comments:
it would be nice if you had a way to build a fire to keep you warm...like a fire pit, only in your room...i dunno how you would do that though without smoking yourself out! i hate being cold so i would probably try to figure something out!! lol back in the pioneer days or something didnt they used to heat bricks and put them in the foot of the bed for warmth or something? just thoughts!-Emily Walters
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