The A/C season is upon us

In a country not readily defined by seasons, we officially turned on the air conditioning last week after the dust storm and as temperatures continue to rise. We are still in the on-off-on cycle where it is not unbearably hot, requiring central air all the time. But in any public place, the room temperature now hovers around freezing, meaning even though I don't need to wear a sweater to work, I still need to bring one.

It's a tricky balance with air conditioning when you are sick, which is what Russ has been since last week. Another reason for the on-again off-again air conditioning routine. The dust storm really did a number on his upper respiratory, which we are trying to remedy before vacation starts in a little over ten days.

We have spent a fair amount of down time, just resting. Yet, it also was a remarkably busy weekend for me. Maria asked me on her invite to the US Embassy which hosts happy hour every Thursday. Invites are few and far between, but it's a very chill place to hang out and drink American beer. Thankfully, not the formal networking scene I expected. It was a good time and something we could check off our list of things to do in Kuwait. Friday was gorgeous and I went for a walk run at the Hilton. Russ and I then settled in to a marathon afternoon/evening of movies and tv shows. We were able to skype my parents and also our friend Zane, which was reassuring.

I had a physical therapy appointment to try and figure out the pain in my neck which seemed to be a result of last week's yoga session. I've got my exercises lined up and hopefully the muscles will start to relax. Then I met Maria at The Avenues mall for a little shopping and a movie. She introduced me to The Hunger Games and the movie was excellent. Now I just need to read all of the books.

With any luck, this week will go as quickly as last. There is much to do at school - meeting with juniors about college, students in general with credit deficiencies, scheduling, and our schoolwide Global Awareness Fair. Outside of school, I have doctor and hair appointments, as well as a few other fun things in mind. There may not be much to do here in Kuwait, but there is rarely a dull moment.