Rainstorm!

Monday the temperature was 106°, Tuesday 104° with high humidity. Temperature on Wednesday was in the high 90°'s. When we came out of the church after choir practice that night, we felt a few raindrops on our heads for the first time since we've been here. We climbed into the tuk tuk and started home. Within just a couple of minutes, it was a drenching downpour. If you remember our mode of transportation, it is quite open, so we were getting very wet even though protected directly over our heads. The wind was blowing the rain sideways! There were loud cracks and bright flashes of lightning in the sky. We got home to find the sisters and elders laughing and playing in the rain. We made them come under our carport because of the lightning. It was very close! (light and sound almost simultaneous)

 

They look much better with wet hair than I do. I can see I am going to have to figure out something to do with my hair during rainy season which is coming up in a month or so!

 

This bug was flying madly around scaring all of the females and making all of the males laugh. The bug appeared close to death, but it was making the most of its last breaths. It even flew up under one of the sister's skirts which was not good for her or for it! Happily, it finally got forced out into the rainstorm and away from us. There are too many big bugs like this in Thailand for my nerves.

There are all kinds of excitement in Thailand!