In an instant without warning, the power may turn off. When it goes out there is no light, there is no wireless and there is no fan and when there is no fan it is HOT!!!!! I believe that it is possibly no hotter here than in SC but because there is not as much AC you really feel the difference.
You can't go around wearing practically no clothes, the mosquitos will eat you alive. With time you get used to the heat, you sweat and it cools you down. Then there is the unnecessary heat that you bring upon yourself. Last night Camille (one of the other teaching fellows) and I turned on the fan and still it was impossibly hot. After tossing and turning for hours I found a bit of relief and went to sleep. When Masake woke us up at the crack of dawn for the breaking of the fast, she turned on the light and exclaimed, "Why do you have the heat on?"
You can't go around wearing practically no clothes, the mosquitos will eat you alive. With time you get used to the heat, you sweat and it cools you down. Then there is the unnecessary heat that you bring upon yourself. Last night Camille (one of the other teaching fellows) and I turned on the fan and still it was impossibly hot. After tossing and turning for hours I found a bit of relief and went to sleep. When Masake woke us up at the crack of dawn for the breaking of the fast, she turned on the light and exclaimed, "Why do you have the heat on?"
Both of us turned groggily and looked at her. "What?"
"You have the heat on and not the AC. These are not the right settings." She switched them and immediately a cool rush of air filled the room. It didn't matter because we had to get up to eat.
Madame Kane had a good laugh at us at breakfast. She found it hilarious. "It's like you went from a 76 degree room to 102!" She managed in between laughs. I did not find it so funny.
Even still we must be grateful. The Kanes have a generator which sustains the power when it goes out. Some people are not so fortunate and in the heat with no food in their bellies because of Ramadan, they protest. There are riots. All the while the Senegalese president drops thousands on his trip in Paris and his people suffer in the excessive heat.
Madame Kane had a good laugh at us at breakfast. She found it hilarious. "It's like you went from a 76 degree room to 102!" She managed in between laughs. I did not find it so funny.
Even still we must be grateful. The Kanes have a generator which sustains the power when it goes out. Some people are not so fortunate and in the heat with no food in their bellies because of Ramadan, they protest. There are riots. All the while the Senegalese president drops thousands on his trip in Paris and his people suffer in the excessive heat.
ha ha ha aww yall had the HEAT on! craziness! i'm sure you wont be making THAT mistake again lol
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