Summer heat

I had forgotten about how hot it gets here in the summer. Then summer came a couple of weeks ago. And it's not even really that hot yet (highs in the low 30's). It makes me not want to do anything at ALL during the day, except find somewhere indoors and preferably with air conditioning. Thus, I'm hiding today from the heat and have nothing of cultural value to share about México.

Okay, so I do have some little tidbits. Yesterday (Apr 30) was the "Day of the kids" in México, which means that at my office, they were handing out bags of candy for the employees who have kids. Now, I´ve never seen anything like this in the US (parents will probably tell you every day is "Kid´s day"), so it´s a pretty unique tradition. Also, today (May 1) is Labor Day, as in the rest of the world outside of the US. Unfortunately, it is a Saturday, so most people (like me) do not get an extra holiday. In fact, the holiday schedule is very random and not at all standardized. I have heard of some offices getting yesterday off (for Labor Day), other offices getting Monday off (for Labor Day), some offices getting May 5 off (Cinco de Mayo), and some places getting Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off to take care of both holidays. My office? We get Wednesday off for Cinco de Mayo, and nothing else.