May 6th - Rain rain rain rain rain

It was supposed to be a glorious four day weekend with plenty of exciting Golden Week events. Instead, the whole thing was a wash. And it isn't even rainy season until later in the week. A view from my apartment on this lovely Sunday afternoon. At least there isn't a downpour for the moment.



Since I can't post any beautiful pictures, here's a little taste of life in Okinawa. There is constantly moisture in the air. I've had a futon go moldy on me despite attempts to keep it dry and sporefree. I've heard that once the rainy season truly begins, nothing will dry out for about a month. There are some great products that attempt to conquer humidity/mold within the house. These babies can be purchased for cheap and although you can't see it very well, they have little beads of something in the top section of the plastic and miraculously take moisture from the air which condenses in the bottom half. These are indispensable in my shoe cupboard and my closets.



I bought the top one (full of water) just a couple of weeks ago and the bottom one last week. I'm going to need to invest in some more since there will be plenty of rainy days to come. *Sigh* I truly hope to take some more interesting photos in this 30 day experiment. C'mon, May. Get it together.