Bloody bloody Hot!!!

....SO HOT in fact that my legs drip sweat all the live long day, my heart stops for a beat or two when I walk into the sun and dirt films around my lips and slowly seeps into my mouth, leaving this nasty gritty taste in my mouth, also, all the LIVE LONG DAY! This change came about overnight and I fear will not change until April. In fact, it's only September, meaning in two or three months it will be ten times worse. Clearly it's time to buy a fan! And to think so many of my fellow friends and colleages here say, "But Lethabo, this is the best country. Here, it gets cold!" Cold? Cold? I"m still waiting for WINTER! It does not exist here. Sure, down by Lesotho there is such a thing as Winter. However, I don't live there. I live here, in Limpopo, less than 100K from the northern borders. I'm near Musina, which means nothing to me, or you, but apparently is lamen terms for CENTER OF SUN! Musina is a village or town or something on the border of SA and Zimbabwe. Apparently, I"m told it's the hottest place in SA. Lovely.

I can tolerate heat. My dad calls me the sun goddess for a reason. How many hours each summer to I rush home, grab a towel, undress and bask in the sun. Melissa, you can attest to this!!! Days on end, hours upon hours, I can tolerate the heat and sweat it out. And I have to admit, I love the fact that I turn golden brown and smooth! It was like, MY THING! I forget that with that I had fans, cool evenings, air conditioning, running water, ice, oh and such a thing called Seasons! I knew that the hottest summer days were only a few weeks, if that out in good ol Oregon. I had the ocean, rivers, swimming, ice cream...all the necessities of summer days. And there was always an end in sight.

My end is in 8 months. I suppose I'll acclimate or whatever. But I tell you this! When I have a chance to stay near a swimming pool, I"m afraid I will never get out! It seems so unfair that there is this gorgeous Ocean out there with dolphins and penguins and turtles, and I can't even get to it! Today, I"m wondering how in the hell I am meant to survive this heat for the next several months, and it's only day 2. Any suggestions????