As a Mexican, I need to confess that one of the few things that I dislike about Boston is the weather. The main reason for this is the extremely low temperatures (considered low by me and my Latin friends) that the city gets each winter.
This year was a particularly cold one. The lowest temperature registered was 7° F (About -14° C) with a windshield of -10° F (-23° C). For a normal citizen of the New England region, it is not that cold, but for a Latin (especially me), it is really cold. Sometimes I felt like a polar bear was going to show up on my doorstep one morning.
Never have I ever felt such an extreme coldness in my entire body. One day, I was walking from the gym to my place and I was carrying a bottle of water with me. I put it in my backpack with just a sip or two left in the bottle. When I arrived at my place after the 20-minute walk I found the water inside my bottle had frozen! It was really shocking for me. That was the first and last day that I walked back home with those crazy temperatures, as I realized how insane my idea was.
Thankfully, this cold weather is gone (yes, one month after spring officially arrived) and I can walk freely without freezing. The grass is now growing again in the green areas and people are outside enjoying the climate and getting a suntan that a few weeks ago was impossible to get. The leaves of the trees are growing and everything seems to be better. Now I appreciate the climate of Boston during spring and summer so much more. I can leave my jackets at home and go outside without being covered in layers of clothes to avoid being cold during the day.
Today, I no longer have to worry about the terrible coldness, and I am enjoying the great things that come with warm weather: people jogging in the streets, birds flying, and squirrels climbing from tree to tree. My friends and I are planning to take advantage of these days, so we are going sailing at the Charles River in a few weeks. We will also go to beaches in Cape Cod which is only one and a half hours away from Boston. Bostonians are telling us to go there as it is a beautiful must-visit place before we go back to our countries.
I used to always complain about low temperatures in Mexico, but thanks to Boston and its weather, now I know the true definition of cold. As soon as I go back to my country, I will enjoy the awesome weather there.
This year was a particularly cold one. The lowest temperature registered was 7° F (About -14° C) with a windshield of -10° F (-23° C). For a normal citizen of the New England region, it is not that cold, but for a Latin (especially me), it is really cold. Sometimes I felt like a polar bear was going to show up on my doorstep one morning.
Never have I ever felt such an extreme coldness in my entire body. One day, I was walking from the gym to my place and I was carrying a bottle of water with me. I put it in my backpack with just a sip or two left in the bottle. When I arrived at my place after the 20-minute walk I found the water inside my bottle had frozen! It was really shocking for me. That was the first and last day that I walked back home with those crazy temperatures, as I realized how insane my idea was.
Thankfully, this cold weather is gone (yes, one month after spring officially arrived) and I can walk freely without freezing. The grass is now growing again in the green areas and people are outside enjoying the climate and getting a suntan that a few weeks ago was impossible to get. The leaves of the trees are growing and everything seems to be better. Now I appreciate the climate of Boston during spring and summer so much more. I can leave my jackets at home and go outside without being covered in layers of clothes to avoid being cold during the day.
Today, I no longer have to worry about the terrible coldness, and I am enjoying the great things that come with warm weather: people jogging in the streets, birds flying, and squirrels climbing from tree to tree. My friends and I are planning to take advantage of these days, so we are going sailing at the Charles River in a few weeks. We will also go to beaches in Cape Cod which is only one and a half hours away from Boston. Bostonians are telling us to go there as it is a beautiful must-visit place before we go back to our countries.
I used to always complain about low temperatures in Mexico, but thanks to Boston and its weather, now I know the true definition of cold. As soon as I go back to my country, I will enjoy the awesome weather there.
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