seasons

Being close to the equator, there isn’t much weather change in Kigali. But we’re learning to tell the season by the bugs.

For example, there was termite season back in October. We’d see the cloud of termites outside our window and yell “turn out the lights! turn out the lights!” Because if we didn’t get the lights turned out quickly enough thousands would swarm to our balcony and squeeze under the crack below the door, then flop around on our floor and lose their wings and die. Apparently this is how termites mate and migrate.

Then this Spring we seemed to have a fly season. And there was the period where we just couldn’t get rid of the ants in our kitchen. (The ant season started on our arrival and seems to be continuing. Much like mosquito season.)

Sadly, it appears we’ve gotten to cockroach season. Corrie lived in Miami long enough that she considers them “just little roaches.” I guess its all perspective.