You know you live in the tropics when......

You see a giant bug on the grocery store shelves
You walk out the front door and see 4 Toucans sitting in a tree
The only thing that feels warmer than the tropical air around you is the ocean water that you are walking into
You have to clean behind the stove regularly to prevent infestations of insects
Your clothes and shoes mold just hanging in the closet
It's a good idea to look UP when parking your car in a parking lot- just to be sure that coconuts won't fall on your car
You can buy rice at the grocery store in 30 lb bags
Monkeys join you at your restaurant
When nearly every trip out of the city requires a 4 x 4
A full, perfectly ripe pineapple costs .75 cents
When you're greeted by a giant spider when you're doing your laundry.
It is common in the rainy season for it to rain HARD for 8 hours a day
No matter the time of year, each day brings 12 hours of daylight
Each night your porch lights attracts a new batch of interesting creatures to learn about (shown here- a 4 inch grasshopper and a 3 inch leaf bug)