Seasons in Mozambique

In tropical countries you don't really get spring, summer, fall or
winter. It's always warm and the main differences are in the amount of
rainfall. It's cooled off a bit so we are finally using our blanket at
night, but during the day it's still sunny and warm with really blue
skies and cool breezes - the kind of weather that makes you happy to
be alive. Our main indicators of seasonality are the availability and
prices of fruits and vegetables in our market. Right now we're awash
in sugar cane so handshakes are extra sticky. We had to crack down on
students trying to sneak sugar cane into class but luckily the large
grass stalks are hard to conceal. Tangerines seem to be tailing off...
Since we each eat about 5 a day it's sad to see them go. Onions and
tomatoes were scarce and pricey for awhile, but they're back and
lettuce season is peaking, so we're enjoying European-style salads (as
opposed to more African ones with cabbage and cucumber). Bananas are
always avialable and it seems like papaya is starting to ripen. People
keep warning us that winter is coming and we're going to be cold, but
we don't believe them - just like they don't believe us when we tell
them that in the US ice forms naturally outdoors!