The Heat

It’s getting hot again. Today’s forecast is for 38 C (99ish F). Living on the top floor of a cement apartment building with little cross ventilation, we feel the heat. I’ve often wondered why Mozambique wasn’t on a different time zone. At the height of summer (December), the sun rises at four-something in the morning and sets by 7:00 PM.  Last night as I watch the waning stretches of the sun’s rays leave our walls at 6:05 PM, I thanked God for the relief in the heat. I went around to all windows and opened the drawn curtains to let the breeze flow more freely. In the winter, we do not have any sunlight in our house. In the summer it starts creeping in at 12:00 and come 3:00 in the afternoon, if we did not close curtains, it’d be more than sweltering. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still hot, but I find relief in finding ways to prevent the sun from entering.