Strange new world

Having not yet spent a full year in this country, there is still a season full of surprises waiting around the corner. Having now insect proofed my room, so I have a cool place to to work, I find myself hiding away from the scaled up versions of my fears; giant bee's, wasps an even giant flying beetles..... Then only to be laughed at as the Mosquitos break through my defences in a desperate search for the British blood.... Diet has nothing to do with it.... New blood is their goal and, as the heat rises, children and foreigners fall victim to this ill fate, scratching like flea ridden dogs in the sun! Spiders of all shapes and sizes can be found in all corners of all rooms and the scuttling sound of cockroaches venturing every inch of darkness almost provides the lullaby you fall asleep to. However, I never could of imagined that an insect could bring me joy. Having already spent an hour outside on the balcony feeling the house shake with a passing storm, I was in high spirits. Then I went down for some food. My host Grandmother called me hurriedly to go to the back door. I dropped what I was doing and ventured outside. Look! Look! she said point into the darkness. I got out my torch and shone it in the direction she was pointing .....a fence. Switch the torch off! Now! There staring into the darkness I witnessed something I had never in my life seen ....... Fireflies.. magestic little creatures floating about the air beautifully, and as I stood there fixated I was filled with elation.