Heat Wave

And no, I don't mean the book by Richard Castle. I actually enjoyed that. lol.

Anywho, it's warming up here in Japan and it's been predicted that this year, like last year, we're going to have a LONG summer. What does this mean? It means I'm going to drink a lot more liquids and hopefully sweat out more fat. GO ME! It also means that I'm going to sweat buckets in my business attire because I, unlike my teachers, have to wear business clothes while teaching. My teachers get to wear track suits. Honestly? I don't care about looking good so long as I don't have sweat all over my pretty clothes. Sadly, the company cares.

Along with the heat there are monsoons. I don't mind the rain itself, but I hate the intense humidity before it happens. I HATE my skin sticking to everything I touch simply because it's so darn humid. The women here have a small towel that they dab themselves with every couple of seconds because their skin is "beta beta", or sticky because of the humidity. Fun tidbit: The Pokemon Grimer and Muk in Japanese have names that derive from this onomatopoetic word.

At least when I get home I can strip to shorts and a tank and not care. Sometimes I wonder if it'd be better to wear leggings instead so that my skin stops sticking to itself when I sit at my desk.