My Affair with the Rain In Da Nang, Vietnam

I love the rain.

The rain sparks different emotions, especially on a cold day. It's Nostalgia; that that feeling of longing or passion or sentimentality.

I heard somewhere once before that "nostalgia" in ancient Greek literally means the pain from an old wound; like an old scar that you you cannot help but rub and scratch, But, sometimes old pains are good to reminisce about and for some reason when it rains it enhances those those feelings, those emotions.

If you're in a contemplative mood; you're thinking a lot, the rain just puts you deeper into thought. Then again, if you're alone and you're feeling lonely the rain just makes it feel more lonely. But you also have that Nostalgia for the romance. A glass of wine, curling up on the sofa with someone special. Maybe watching a movie but just maybe silence. If you're in a playful mood, the rain just makes it more playful; allowing the rain to hit you feeling that coldness of it, playing in the puddles, maybe even dancing.

I love the rain

Driving in the rain is a real treat. You get to see your city from a different light and the people in it from a different perspective making you see other elements of the places and people around you, causing you to to fall in love with it even. Where I come from it never rains. Southern California, it's a desert. It doesn't rain there. But, here in Da Nang, especially this time of year, it rains almost every day

I love the rain.