Heat

Its now day 4. There is something about a 3 day cycle for adapting and adjusting.
And the first challenge, from the moment I got off the plane at Cheddi Jagan airport, was the heat.
Its like driving in the car with the heater jammed on "Hot", or sitting under the hair dryer, all day and all night.

It initially dominates, it can't be beaten.
So, what have I been doing- along with the other 13 new VSO volunteers who also arrived last Thursday, from the UK, Holland and Canada?

Principally- dealing with the heat.
Allowing the body to adjust has meant taking lots of naps, some extending to hours of asleep, and going to bed and getting up very early.
Going out into the sun is avoided, especially in the middle of the day.
I am walking slower and slower, preferably sheltering under an umbrella- and have been told, when the bicycle is purchased, to ride very slowly too.
I am drinking litres of water each- and seemingly never needing to go to the toilet!
I take up to three cold (yes- cold- there is no option) showers each day.
Eating a few pieces of chilli- in a rice or meat dish- helps the sweating along nicely.
Dropping into a bar has been welcomed.

And finally- swimming.
Our group, collectively, has taken out Swimming Club membership at the Pegasus Hotel. This will be a luxury to be relished.
Yesterday (Sunday) an expedition set off- the walk was all of 20 slow minutes- to the venue. After taking out a month's membership, we collected our towels, showered, and enjoyed swimming in a reasonably sized hotel pool in between lolling under the umbrellas and gossiping around the table.
If this sounds a little "ex-pat", it felt like it too.

I think this could be my little bit of luxury, in between work and living in Georgetown.