"how's the heat?"

that's the favorite greeting that the teachers at my school like to ask me. because they know i'll roll my eyes and say how miserable i am, and that makes them laugh every time.

yesterday--the first day of the month--one teacher told me that we are now in the hottest month of the year. while this is true, it was a terribly discouraging thing for me to hear, when i still have 30 more days to survive!

"how's the heat?"

and then they say "we pray for rain."