Hello all!
Things are going pretty well here in Bahrain...
except for the fact that lately it has been freezing! I feel like such a whimp!
It's about 50-60F (whereas at home it is probably in the 20s or lower) and I am
freezing, along with everyone else in our building and at the school. My vice
principal and I were discussing this and she said that this is the coldest it
has been in Bahrain in SIX years!!! She said that normally it would be very
windy with sand blowing everywhere, but never this cold. Speaking of the sand,
it has been considerably windy lately; you don't really want to walk outside
much because you can't see after a few minutes. But, two days ago, I was
driving home and there was so much sand blowing across the roads it looked like
a snow storm. It was drifting on the sides of the street... I felt at home for
a minute!
Now, back to the cold. One thing that contributes
to this frigid environment is that there are no heating systems in any of the
buildings; we only have sir conditioning. I have resorted to waking up early
and blowing my hair dryer on me, replacing a dream for a space heater. I am
constantly wrapped up in blankets, the air is turned up to 23C and yet it still
blows. The thermostat read that my room was 21.5C and the air was still
blowing! Ah! So cold. I have even seen some people in winter coats... and
sometimes I'm wishing I had one! Oh, how our bodies adapt to our surroundings.
I'm not saying I'm ready for the scorching 120F heat of the summer, but a
little warmer would be great Bahrain.
Until next time
-Ashley
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