In sweet Georgia it is in the 90s this week. That's hot! But, I bet that all of you have your air con on and are drinking iced tea. Not us. At school, we are not allowed (and by not allowed I mean the power switch is not turned on) to turn on our air con until the temperature reaches 30 degrees Celsius. That evens out around 86 degrees. Now, I work in a 5 story concrete building with heavy red bricks, in a classroom with absolutely zero circulating air and over 100-200 students revolving through the door each day. It gets hot in here! Most classrooms are equipped with circulating ceiling fans. I'm not that lucky. I am in the state-of-art English conversation classroom which has been designed to look more professional than the dreary, gray-hued classrooms. My classroom only has ceiling duel air com/heating units. BUT, they will not be turned on until it is 86 DEGREES! 85 and it's not too bad, but a consistant daily temperature of 86 and I can have air con??? Are you serious???? Yes, I complained. After nearly fainting in my classroom from the heat and teaching (which is exhausting in and of itself) I called down to the main office to beg for the air con. My students can't keep their eyes open without some kind of air. A couple of hours later, I was dumbstruck as the maintainance guy disrupted my afternoon class to cart in ONE electric fan! ONE for 30 people! Of course the lucky students who were sitting closest to the fan immediately went to sleep...can you see a future problem here? I CAN! Now, my students fight over the fan seats! As the teacher, I can only give them the fan and hope they stay awake while I sweat it away in front of the class. Is it bad that I'm now wishing for a 30 degree day (expected on Monday) so my air con will turn on...is it also bad that I remember last summer when they only turned on the air con around 3pm after sweating pools throughout the morning?
Lastly, iced tea! GRRRR! Yep, I just growled...why...because the only time I have had ice in this country is when my mom was here and she actually made some. I know it's easy to make, but thanks to Costco our freezer is jam packed. BUT, you can buy a cup of ice at any convenience store for $1.00.
To finish off, every morning Derek and I try to find the clothing in our closet that is the lightest and that we don't have to pair with an undershirt. When we leave the house, we still feel slightly under-dressed after carrying around the weight of our winter clothes! It's amazing to us how much weather affects our daily lives! I must now return to sweat fest 2011!
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