When I came here in August, the weather was so humid, I was like a human shower. The brutal sweating lasted until about mid-September. The "comfortable" season, as I call it, that followed lasted only about a month and a half, since winter arrived as early as November. For the most part, the cold lasted all the way until the end of April.
During May, when the temperatures finally started to go up, I started to dream about switching back to short-sleeve shirts, wearing shorts on my days off, swimming in the ocean on weekends, and going for hikes in the mountains.
But I had to put all those plans on hold when I heard about the rainy season.
Wait a second here. You mean, after all these months of suffering through the cold, just when summer is right around the corner, just when the weather has to get better, things are going to get worse? What a crock!
I tell you, I'm convinced that the Japanese have figured out a way to control the weather. You know how I told you that they like to suffer? Well, the crazy weather is further proof of that!
And to think that I actually got the memo (yes, I got the memo!) about the switch to short sleeves and no ties at school as of June 1 and lasting until the end of September!
It's now June 11 and, despite the relaxed dress code, I'm still wearing long-sleeve shirts. I wore short-sleeve shirts a couple of times earlier in the month, but it's just not warm enough to do that on a regular basis. As a matter of fact, it sometimes feels so cold that I'm thinking about taking some of my sweaters out of storage! And I'm not a fan of walking to school in the rain, but I'm going to do so, as long as it's not windy.
Anyway, the rainy season is supposed to last until about mid-July. And I've heard that it's going to rain every stinkin' day until then. Joy joy.
And after that, it's back to sweating like a pig...
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