Freezing from the inside out

I joined Peace Corps and thought I'd be living in some tropical paradise complete with fresh produce, scary bugs and year round sun. Sure, I'd have to combat intestinal parasites regularly, and yeah, there'd be that ever looming threat of malaria, but that's all part of the experience and well worth the price of fresh avocados and breathtaking volcano views.

Nope. None of it came true. Example A - my kitchen window this morning. Frosted. And that frost's not outside. No no no, it's inside, and it's fun to play with. Exhibit B - my door. No, it's not normally white. In fact, it's black. But you can't see that because it's hidden under a thick layer of frost. I'm warm enough, but my poor house appears to be freezing to death.