Thanks for all the emails we've received for Juma's birthday and just in general. It's nice to hear from people. Sorry we haven't been able to individually answer everyone, though. When we get back the US where we have a high-speed connection in our house, I'll be much better at emailing. But then, I won't be in Africa and things will seem a little more boring...
We hear there are heat waves in the eastern US, and hope that all our possessions haven't melted inside our apartment. It's actually hotter in Connecticut right now that it is in Pemba. It's the season they call the cool, dry season. But it's cool and dry only when compared to the hot, wet season. The cool, dry season sees temperatures in the 80's and 90's, with rain certainly above 30 inches a month. In the evenings, it gets cool enough that I stop sweating--and all the Pembans say, "Oh, it is bitterly cold now! I'm not going to shower tonight, I'll never get warm again." (Pembans generally shower twice a day in the cool season, morning and around 4, which is when work hours end and visiting/relaxing hours begin. In the hot seasons, they shower more often.)
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