So, it's been a week since the snow officially came to Ithaca and by now I'm quite used to the white blanket surrounding my view. It's B-e-a-u-tiful I must say and it's probably one of those things that I'll be fascinated about for a long time. As I walk in the snow today, I looked up the sky and saw all these snowflakes gently falling, swaying and blown as they prepared to land. And I thought to myself, how in the world did God make this? Of course there's a scientific explanation about this, but let's not ruin the moment.
In my one week of experiencing snow, there are several important realization that I should share. Coming from the tropical Southeast Asia and also from Texas, I can be very dumb about facing winter. But, as a defense mechanism and forced survival, I've been pretty fast in taking in my winter lessons. So here goes:
1. Most of body heat is lost from our head. So, in this cold times, don't forget to wear a warm beanie or just any hat.
2. Frozen ears are painful! Use hat with ear flaps or ear muffs to protect your ears.
3. Holding a cup of hot coffee might make sense, but it's actually useless. Coffee will turn cold in two minutes and all you do is waste money for cold coffee.
4. Investing in good winter boots is necessary. I don't have one right now and I keep thinking that one of these days I will use up my luck, and actually fall flat on my butt.
5. Writing on the snow with your finger induced numbness and slight pain, although it's fun.
6. Texting gloves are the most innovative and practical must-have winter apparel! Bless the creative brain behind it!
7. And lastly, it's very uncool to wash your hair, not blow dry it, and walk out to your destination. Frozen hair is unattractive, makes you feel colder, and attracts quiet smiles that makes you think you fly's undone.
And as I finish up preparing for my last finals tomorrow morning (and I'm obviously very distracted this last hour) I look forward to my walk home in the snow ;)
Happy Holidays all!!!
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