When It Rains...

So, the saying goes "when it rains, it pours".  Today was kind of a perfect example of that saying.  The day started with the water from the faucet coming out orange, which meant we were out of water for the moment.  The good news is that was easily resolved once the water truck came to refill the water tank.  When I went out to the living room to inform my host about the water, I discovered that both her and Kendra had gotten food poisoning from something they ate yesterday.  (Don't worry, they both appear to be feeling better now!)  Thus, we would be staying home today, which was okay as it provided an opportunity to work on some homework for my American Lit class.  So, I spent the day reading.  In the afternoon, the power went off for around 2 hours or so (there was a half hour where it was on in the middle of that...) which meant no AC; but thankfully, the fans still work because there's a back-up generator!  Oh, and we literally got 20 minutes of rain this afternoon...which is highly unusual since it's the dry season.  Imagine the sky suddenly turning gray and semi-torrential rain like in a thunderstorm (minus the thunder and lightening).  But, it brought the temp outside down considerably!  Moral of the story: "in every cloud, there's a silver lining".