Getting Used to the Cold
Kind of wild I would ever have to become accustomed to cold weather. I mean, seriously, I grew up through Illinois winters with their single-digit temperatures and blistering winds. But after living in a place where most of the inhabitants don’t understand what you mean when you say ‘snow’, your body becomes accustomed to the heat. This becomes even more so when you don’t have any A/C to ever cool down.
So now that we are residing at elevation 5,800 feet, we are having to get used to lower temperatures. Now, I will admit, it is not near freezing, but 50s are a little more than we are used to after spending most of our time at 80s or higher.
All this to say, I have done something that I never thought I would have to do in Africa…I built a fire to keep us warm. Yep, a beautiful, curl up and sip cocoa type of fire. The last time I remember feeling that close to the United States, I was playing catch with my dad on his visit here.
