Let me tell you, this rain is a bear. Yesterday I started out in the morning in a blouse and skirt. I even thought my feet were taken care of in closed toe Clark's - very comfortable and feet would be dry, or so I thought. After two short errands I was drenched and had to change wherein I gave in to my Western sensibilities and just threw on a pair of jeans and sneakers. I was frustrated with trying to follow the norms that I tell my students to adhere to -- I gave in and looked "so American" that it wasn't funny. Oh well, what can I say? I gave in...

On another note, I'm in the apartment but I still have little furniture and am still not able to cook at home. Folks who know me know that I am slow, but I'm not this slow... I'll have to learn a new sense of time if I'm to survive the year.