Dust is not just for sneezing….

I have recently discovered that dust comes with many vices! We are just beginning to enter the dry season where it rains close to never. The frequency of rain is so rare that that the sight of one small rain drop is surprising! Instead of rain we now have dust. The air is constantly filled with a layer of dust that is particularly visible at dusk. It is almost like the air is tinted a slight burnt orange hue. Dust covers everything with a light dusting of orange. But the dust also comes with vicious intentions. Like November back home, it is impossible to get through the month without a cold. Well here instead of the frigid temperatures bringing in the germs, it’s the dry blowing dust that likes to carry the germs along. Unfortunately it is impossible to not breathe in this dust, which likes to fill up and dry out your nose. So like many people around me I had a nasty bronchitis that literally knock me off my feet and wiped me out for close to 2 weeks.