As it was a fairly quiet week by Bocas standards, time for Part 2 of things I will never again take for granted!
#6 My Own Transportation: Another inanimate object I'm going to hug when I get home is my car. Most days I don't mind the walk back and forth to school, but when it's pouring rain or I'm just feeling lazy it would be so nice to have my own vehicle. I also need to catch a water taxi 2 times a day. At night it's not a huge deal, you just walk up to a dock and there's always a plethora of boats. This is a completely different story in the morning. Luckily for us, our dock is located along a common boat route coming from Bastimentos Island, the issue lies in whether or not a boat happens along, there's room for a couple more people, or if the boat captain happens to see us waving them down. Nothing like an adventure first thing in the morning.
#7 Cool Summer Nights: I have never sweat so much in my entire life, thank God for air conditioning! During the day the heat is awesome, you can cool off by going to the beach and swimming, but at night it doesn't cool off much. This is mostly due to the outrageous humidity (80%) everyday. I know I shouldn't complain about the heat after that awful winter we just had in Saskatchewan but this is a case of too much of a good thing. My favorite part of summer is having a fire on the beach after dark, and it's weird that I haven't been able to do that yet. We would probably melt if we tried!
#8 Afternoon Naps: So far my list has been entirely about things at home, but there are things I will miss down here! Almost every other day I'm able to take an afternoon nap in my hammock. They have been some of the best naps I've ever had in my life as I am not stressed about homework or work related things. It's the first time in a long time I've had no deadlines other than the ones I've made myself and having the chance to completely shut off my brain is fantastic.
#9 Pleasant Rain Days: It has rained a lot here, but unlike at home, rainy days are not cold. With an umbrella you stay relatively dry but I can still walk around in shorts and a tank-top. Besides having a wet taxi ride back to the island, I've had some of my most relaxing days when it rains. It cools off (just a little bit) and you can spend all afternoon listening to the rain on the roof. These are good catch up days for me, I spend time uploading pictures from my camera, writing for this blog, or general housekeeping things I've put off because I've been busy doing beach things. These are also days where I read the most. I've finished 3 books since I've left Canada and I'm so enjoying reading for pleasure again.
#10 No Deadlines: Now I do have a few deadlines, but I don't count flying to a new country as a super stressful. For as long as I can remember I've had deadlines for school or work, and this is the first time where I've been able to work with my own schedule. Having that amount of freedom is so refreshing and I am doing my best to enjoy every minute of it!
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