Day 7
Ok, I admit it--it's hot.
It took about a week for the weather to live up to my expectations of Jordan in the summer and memories of our first days of beautifully-pleasant evenings have evaporated amid high 90s / lower 100s temps at mid-day.
It still gets pleasant by the evening, but normal life during the day slows down a bit and any activity beween 9am and 7pm is pretty much oppressive outside. Also, most buildings lack A/C (including our classrooms). Closed blinds and a fan pretty much do the trick, but my 4th floor dorm room can get ugly sometimes. Hence the added appeal of haunts like our favorite cafe, as restaurants tend to have a slight trickle of A/C or at least a nice cross-breeze from arrays of fans.
This weather is a good (if imperfect) alarm clock as well. By the time 730 rolls around, it is noticeably hotter than the night and rolling over again is foiled by an uncomfortable bed and persistent sunshine (it won't rain here all summer).
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