Rain, Rain, Go Away....

It's been raining all day in China today. It rained yesterday.....and the day before that. Apparently this is called the rainy season which will last until August! That's 4 months of continuous rain! It's so different from the dry, hot weather in Texas. We used to pray for rain so our flowers wouldn't wither and die. Not here.....the neighborhood is lush and green with flowering trees and shrubs everywhere. And all that green needs the rain. My umbrella has become my best friend.... I can't leave the house without it. I'm surprised that I'm not as bothered by the constant rain like I thought I would. Maybe it's because it's better than the extreme humidity we suffered here recently. I knew something was up when I opened a pack of gum and found it wet inside. I knew it hadn't been dropped in water , so how did it get wet? Then I walk into the bathroom and the tile floor is slick with water. It hadn't been cleaned that day, and there wasn't a leak anywhere, so why was the floor wet? It finally hit me when I found mildew growing on the walls of my bedroom. I panicked and called maintenance to take a look at it. He came and looked at the mildew, got a wet paper towel and just wiped it off. I felt like an idiot....I thought he was going to do something major like re-paint the walls! I'm learning that it's just another thing to adjust to living here in China . Now I keep the A/C on all day, wipe off any signs of mildew immediately, and place a request for several humidifiers. At least the humidity keeps my skin moisturized and youthful looking. I keep telling myself that as I discover more and more things covered in mildew and mold.