my tan is fading

The sun here is definitely not as strong as it is in Costa Rica...being closer to the equator has both dangers and perks, and one perk I miss right now is the easy tan that comes from simply walking down the street. The danger is...laying out for more than 20 minutes and burning!

All the color I got over the last few days while in Esparza has started to peel or fade, and my bronzed look is fading away. Yesterday, not having to work, I took full advantage of the 70+ degree weather we are having (a very late Indian Summer, according to Mom) and tanned sitting in my backyard for about 2 hours. 2 HOURS! No, I do not look like a lobster, or a tomato, or Rudolph. My color is just a hint deeper, and I was amazed that I had no burn to show for my relaxing morning in the sun. Maybe I will sit out again tomorrow! Now if only I hadn't left all my bikinis in Esparza....
By the time I get back, I will be as pale as a sheet of paper.

The weather here has been exceptionally warm for fall, and I think I have just gotten lucky. I desperately need to buy closed shoes still, since the ones I took with me over the last year have suffered mold and wetness and mud. I have yet to wear socks outside of the gym and work, and I like it that way...though I know it can't last much longer.
My parents and I even ate dinner outside this evening, until the mosquitoes started getting too friendly. Soon it will be much to cold for that.
While fall is a beautiful season, I sorely miss the sun, heat, humidity of Costa Rica. It was balmy, never too cold. And for someone who catches cold as easy as I do, I need a warm climate. Of course, I come back to Dayton just in time to experience the coldest season of the year. Good thing I didn't get rid of any socks.

Work has been going well. I need all the hours I can get, and there are plenty of shifts for me to fill in, between all of the new responsibilities of Catering and all of the new students. Luckily in the last year not too much has slipped away... though it's hard to forget skills and habits accumulated over the last 6 years of working in the same place. I am just glad to be busy, and to be making a little money.

Pura Vida