THE WEATHER

We've been asked to tell you a bit more about the weather here. Hyderabad and Secunderabad are hot! That is about all we can say about it! It's REALLY HOT!! We run our air conditioner day and night. We don't remember turning it off since we got here! It will get hotter before the next couple of months are over. Many of the people take a few hours off in the afternoon during the hottest part of the day. You will see auto's along side of the road with the driver inside sleeping. Many times we have needed an auto in the afternoon and it's harder to find one because so many of them are napping or sitting in the shade. If you ask them to drive you they will tell you NO. When it's nap time or sit in the shade time they don't do work!!
We are finding people have different schedules here. When the sun goes down it cools so many come out at night. Because of this from 6-midnight the price of an auto goes up!!
The temperature has averaged 100 degrees since we came to Hyderabad. There have been a few days where it was 103-104 degrees. They tell me it will stay this warm until August then it starts to cool. (probably in the 90's!!!) The next few weeks will turn into Monsoon season! Rains where some places in India the Elders wade in water up to their thighs and waste. They said not as bad here!
Bangalore where the mission home is cooler. It rangers in the 80's to 90 degrees year round. Sister Messar who is secratary of the office said she brought a sweater to Bangalore and has never put it on! I also brought a sweater and doubt if I use it.
We walk from our apartment to the 2nd Branch Chapel. It is about 10-15 minutes. We get in the church and are usually very warm after walking in the hot air for that long so we go stand right under the air conditioner. The members laugh at us. We tell them we will be happy when our bodies adjust a bit more to the warm weather.