I knew that when I left
my home to move to college I would be leaving my comfort zone. I would also be
leaving my family, my friends and everything that I had grown used to in
Florida. Particularly the weather. In Florida we have three seasons hot, hotter
and not as hot. Our “winter” falls into the season not as hot. Sure on some
days it gets pretty chilly and people walk around wearing their scarves, beanie’s,
boots and jackets but by noon it’s hot again and the layers come off for fear
of mild heat stroke, even in December and January.
This week at RU has
been a completely new adjustment for me. I knew exactly what I was getting
myself into moving to the mountains of Virginia, I just didn’t expect it to be
cold in September! By cold I mean 60s. I know by most people’s standards in the
North °60F is not cold, but in Florida that is our winter and that is normally
the coldest it gets. I walked out on Tuesday morning wearing shorts and flip flops ready for the day, to my surprise the air was crisp and chilly, I hadn’t checked the weather forecast because it is still September and I was not expecting the weather to be cold. Luckily I had grabbed a jacket last minute. I had no
time to change because I never wake up on time in the morning, so I walked to
class quickly the whole time shivering and hating myself for leaving the
beautiful tropical climate of Florida. It only takes me about three minutes to
walk to class but it felt like twenty. I wanted class to take as long as possible because I didn't want to go back outside into the cold unprepared. So when class ended I braced myself by the door and made a beeline for my dorm. As soon as I got back into my
dorm room I put on the warmest clothes I owned, made a steaming hot cup of tea and curled up
under a cozy blanket until I had to leave for my next class.
The rest of the week
I tried to dress for the weather but I realized my wardrobe still consists
mostly of “Floridian” clothes. I have a few sweaters, long pants and long
sleeve shirts but I will have to make major wardrobe update to keep from
freezing, my thin cotton shirts won’t do. If this is only the beginning of
Fall I am going to freeze in the winter.
I love the part where you said "three minutes to walk to class but it felt like twenty". I could see how cold you were by that. And also "if this is only the beginning of Fall and I am going to freeze in winter". I love how you use those phrases. Yah, I see how cold you felt. Coz Florida has I think similar weather with my country
ReplyDeleteA good post. There are some awfully good details here, particularly at the end where you're describing what your Florida clothes are like.
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