Feeling Hot Hot Hot !

So there's me saying "oh the summer won't be a problem I'm from Western Australia" YEAH RIGHT ! Whilst the report says 35 degrees c, I don't remember feeling this hot at home. It is Sticky and humid and the sun is unrelenting, I have even taken the drastic move of buying and umbrella just like all the local women...it is too humid to attempt sunscreen because your skin is always wet. It is again, another new experience. I have been told it is not always so bad because it usually rains a lot here in Summer, but apart from the first two days I was here, I haven't seen any more rain. My apartment has very efficient air conditioners in each room, but I don't like to use them too much as it aggravates my throat. I thought that it would be my stomach that would succumb to the hot spicy food but for the last couple of days I have had some kind of cold/flu to deal with. I guess it is to be expected with an international plane flight and all the drastic changes (new country,new food, new friends, new job, new apartment,new lifestyle, new culture etc etc)
I have just returned from the school where I get given two free meals a day. I think it gives the local kids much amusement to see me trying to eat things such as corn with my chopsticks. Lessons have not actually started yet, but all the new students are having their training.
Yesterday i was feeling quite ill with my cold but I had to go to the city and try to find some honey, lemon, bread, milk....Some more normal stuff that I am used to and to help with my cold. One of the teachers came with me to show me some good shops and help find the groceries I wanted. I also don't think I have mentioned...but Swallow and the school were very thoughtful and organised a really great water filter/purifier machine for in my apartment. You fill the top of the bottle and it filters the water through and then all you have to do is hold down either a hot or cold button for fresh filtered water. No more boiling water and in my case (buying hundreds of bottles of mineral water)Don't even have to boil the kettle for a cuppa !!