Monsooner or Later, It'll Come (So They Say)

Right now, it is somewhere around 85 degrees and extremely humid. Everyday sitting in class, everyone is constantly sweating and the heat makes it even harder to concentrate. It is inescapable and seems to never cool down. It is now June and we are supposed to be in monsoon season, but it is the latest it has ever been and the rains have yet to start. I have learned a lot recently about how critical the rains are. Every morning there are at least two articles about them in the newspaper - people predicting when they will arrive and telling statistics about how late they are and how they compare to past seasons. This article in particular mentions how many farmers even commit suicide due to lack of rainfall. Without the rains, the farms dry up (many rivers here are now completely dry) and they often have to do water-cuts in the city. Though this is common for people living here, it really makes me aware of my water usage in the US and how we are so lucky to have such an important resource at the tip of our fingers.
We are waiting for the rains because we are told that the temperature will cool down and we are beyond excited for a break in this heat.