White Christmas??

We may have our own sort of white Christmas here in Haiti. In the north you have snow, here in the south we have dust, and lots of it. The dry season has officially started which of course means no rain, or at least very little rain. The good news is that it cools of considerably at night and it's very lovely for sleeping. The down side is that it becomes very dry and very dusty. You could (and probably should) dust and mop your floors every day. It doesn't matter how many times a day I wash my feet they are black on the bottom in no time. The amount of dust we breathe in daily is just not good.
Speaking of snow. I brought some Christmas music here and listen to it at school and at home. I am noticing for the first time how many Christmas songs mention snow and cool weather. Intersting, since Christmas is the celebration of Christ's birth and he was born in a warm climate...
Many ex-pats living in Haiti find this time of year hard and miss snow, cold temperatures, hot chocolate, sledding and all those other aspects of the winter season that we associate with Christmas. I personally don't feel sad at all. I began to dislike winter more and more each year to the point where I don't think I like it at all. I love the temperatures here no matter how hot they become. Sometimes I think I may have been born in the wrong country all together. I must admit that I check the temperature in Toronto as often as I can and have a little chuckle all to myself. I love the idea of a hot Christmas.