It is raining like a BITCH here right now. In fact, it has been raining pretty strongly for three hours now. You might be saying to yourself, so what? Well, rain in January in Vallarta is not unheard of (just ask my friend Mary Ann -- it rained every day she was here last January!) but it is a little unusual. The locals call it Las Cabañuelas and supposedly, the upcoming rainy season can be predicted somehow by these early rains. We had 9 straight days of rain last January and October was the hottest month of 2004. Very strange weather indeed ...
In fact, the weather has been strange everywhere. Snow and well below seasonal temps all over the continent. Can you say 'global warming'? Kind of makes you give that movie "The Day After Tomorrow" a second thought doesn't it? Other things are happening in our world as well. The crime rate just keeps going up and up. In Toronto, we have our share of violent crime but last week, two young people were wounded in a random drive by shooting in my neighbourhood. It kind of makes me think twice about going home.
And before you ask -- NO, I still don't know what I'm doing at the end of this season. Although this week, I am leaning towards staying for the summer, if I can swing it financially. The boss hasn't mentioned anything to me yet (she's out of town again, shopping for stuff for the store!) but with only two months left in the high season, we will all have to start thinking about how we're going to get through the low season. A part of me would really like to stay. It is hard to make an informed decision on whether to live here without staying a full 12 months. I'll make a deal with you though! As soon as I know, so will you.
By the way, check out Mary Sue's latest article in The Tribune (http://www.vallartatribune.com/paginas/marysue.htm). I helped to write it!
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