Part 1: I’m freezing.
When I found out I would be living on the Mediterranean, I pictured sun, beach, and warmth. It’s true that it’s like this 75% of the year. However, right now, it’s 39 degrees. Now, before all you Wisconsonites start saying “Hey! It’s -15 right now! 39 degrees is balmy!” let me tell you something. The. Heat. Is. Not. On. You know that post I wrote a couple weeks ago mentioning how excited I was that my family and school had finally turned the heat on? Yeah…apparently that was a special occasion or something. My host parents only turn the radiators on every once in a while, and unlike central heating, it really doesn’t do much. Especially since our whole house is tile. I’m honestly more cold in the winter here than I ever was in Wisconsin (inside at least). Spain, you’ve betrayed me.
Now, in school, the heat is on most of the day. It’s a tiny radiator in the corner that does nothing to heat the room, but luckily (or so I thought) I sit right next to it. However, since the kids in my class seem to be INSANE, they like to open the windows. Just when I’ve inched my chair close enough to the radiator to be warm, someone opens the window. Who opens the windows when it’s 39 degrees out??!! At one point I asked “Why are we opening the windows?” and someone answered “To ventilate the room.” Oh, okay. Because that makes sense. Not. The thing is, I know that everyone is cold, because they all huddle in the corner by the radiator between classes. So why do we keep the windows open? I’m so confused. I wear my coat inside. I need to buy mittens. And a scarf and a hat. When I see someone coming over to open the window, I have a sudden urge to yell “Touch that window and I’ll cut off your hand!” But I don’t, because I’m a good exchange student.
This is not me being wimpy about the cold. I am honestly freezing. As I write this, it is 32 degrees. That’s the point when water turns to ice. There is frost on my window. Yet the heat is not on.
You see that on my window? I assure you it's not mist or dew. It's frost.
I´m so glad I´m not the only Northern American complaining about 30´s and 40´s. I know exactly how you feel hahahaha.
ReplyDeleteMi pobrecilla! I know what you mean about the cold - it's been thirties and forties in Boston and I've been complaining. But your house! Sneak in, turn the heating on. Heat is important for life :)
ReplyDeleteHablaré contigo muy pronto :)
Besitos!
I understand because there are some people in my hall who have the heat turned off in their dorm rook and they will have their window cracked too. I think that they are crazy and will be shivering under a blanket whenever I am in their room. I agree with Shannon, go and turn the heat on yourself.
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