When I left Addis, people were complaining about the cold. It got down to 41 degrees one night (5 C), and I built a fire to keep warm on three mornings. Of course later in the day it was 75 degrees (24 C) and sunny.
Then I came here to Michigan, which is in the far north of the USA, on the Canadian border. I grew up here. I used to walk to school when it was zero degrees outside (-18 C). The cold didn't really bother me. But after 15 months in Addis, the cold actually *hurts*. My Mother was talking about the "warm December day" (32 degrees, zero C) and I was cringing and running for the car. I'm glad my Grandfather can't see me now.
Happy new year Mark! Am sure you bought one of those thick winter jackets the moment you arrived.Imagine if Addis was as cold as Michigan is, you need to build that fire on a daily basis.
Posted by: toto | December 30, 2007 at 09:27 AM
Welcome to the land of the cold. I'm back in the land of the drought, but it's RAINING! YAY!
Posted by: Stew | December 30, 2007 at 02:15 PM