Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Babysitting...
My first day off of work and I spent it babysitting...All day! It was fun, although at times I felt like I was running a day care. I told my sister I would babysit Luke so they could celebrate her birthday, and then my other nephews and niece came over. It was pretty great. I am grateful for children especially for my niece and nephew, but I am also very grateful for my single status and that at the end of the day I can give those adorable kids back to their parents. Don't get me wrong some day a family will be awesome but for now I am happy with my life!!! Oh yeah, and my mission!!!!!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Weather of Fortaleza
Temperature in Fortaleza
There is very little variation in the average temperature of Fortaleza. This phenomenom happens because Fortaleza lies very near the Equatorial Line (see map of Ceará); the closer a place is to the Equatorial Line, the smaller the temperature amplitude along the year.Temperature ranges from a minimum of 26 oC and 28 oC (or between 79 oF and 82 oC).
Raining in Fortaleza
The graph shows that there are two well defined seasons in Fortaleza: a dry season and a wet season.The wet season goes from February to June, when it is Summer and Autumn in Brazil (notice that people from Fortaleza erroneously refer to the season as "inverno", of Winter). The increase in precipitation causes a slight decrease in average temperature.The dry seasons goes from July to January. During this period, Fortaleza becomes one of the driest cities in Brazil; not uncommonly, several months go by without one single showering day.Even during the wet season, rains come in showers, rather than storms (which do happen, occasionally). Also, because precipitation in Fortaleza is caused by evaporation/condensation, rather than by the collision of cold and warm fronts, it is very uncommon to see lightinings and thunders in Fortaleza.
There is very little variation in the average temperature of Fortaleza. This phenomenom happens because Fortaleza lies very near the Equatorial Line (see map of Ceará); the closer a place is to the Equatorial Line, the smaller the temperature amplitude along the year.Temperature ranges from a minimum of 26 oC and 28 oC (or between 79 oF and 82 oC).
Raining in Fortaleza
The graph shows that there are two well defined seasons in Fortaleza: a dry season and a wet season.The wet season goes from February to June, when it is Summer and Autumn in Brazil (notice that people from Fortaleza erroneously refer to the season as "inverno", of Winter). The increase in precipitation causes a slight decrease in average temperature.The dry seasons goes from July to January. During this period, Fortaleza becomes one of the driest cities in Brazil; not uncommonly, several months go by without one single showering day.Even during the wet season, rains come in showers, rather than storms (which do happen, occasionally). Also, because precipitation in Fortaleza is caused by evaporation/condensation, rather than by the collision of cold and warm fronts, it is very uncommon to see lightinings and thunders in Fortaleza.
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