dry....dry....dry

I watch NBC nightly news and the today (about 24 hours after they show it on TV in the states). All they have been talking about is the storms and snow all over the states. And it looks like you guys are getting hit tremendously. So i has not rained in Kunming for about 3-4 months. There is dust everywhere and when i am out playing soccer, basketball, or rugby, it is just dry mouth and we have to take drink breaks just to get saliva in our mouth. Dust keeps kicking up with wind. We played soccer on a field the other day and the entire center of the field was almost like a sand trap. everytime you took a step in the center it was like getting a mouth full of chalk.