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I have never liked winter. The only thing that made the long cold winters in Minnesota bearable was my love for snow activities (sledding, skating, snow forts) and central heating.
Here in inaka Japan I have no indoor heat, no skates or ice rinks, and until this year no snow to play in. This makes for a very miserable time indeed. Last year I survived because of the el nino induced mild temperatures and by moving in under the kotatsu (electric coffee table) any time I wasn't spending loads of money trying to stay out of our subzero house.
This year however winter has hit Toyama full force, bringing with it a generous portions of snow. I wake up now with frost on my blankets from my breath freezing on it all night. This is no way to live.
On my second year with JET now, just surviving is not enough. And so to make this time of the year more endurable I have taken up snowboarding. I'm no good at it and it's probably the most painful activity I've ever partaken in, but having a kinda of goal for the season definitely makes life better. Now when I look out the window instead of thinking "Oh God I have to drive in that," I think "hm, maybe I'll go snowboarding after work." ...that's not a bad idea actually. hm.
2 months of winter down! もうちょっと頑張ろう p(>-<)q
Here in inaka Japan I have no indoor heat, no skates or ice rinks, and until this year no snow to play in. This makes for a very miserable time indeed. Last year I survived because of the el nino induced mild temperatures and by moving in under the kotatsu (electric coffee table) any time I wasn't spending loads of money trying to stay out of our subzero house.
This year however winter has hit Toyama full force, bringing with it a generous portions of snow. I wake up now with frost on my blankets from my breath freezing on it all night. This is no way to live.
On my second year with JET now, just surviving is not enough. And so to make this time of the year more endurable I have taken up snowboarding. I'm no good at it and it's probably the most painful activity I've ever partaken in, but having a kinda of goal for the season definitely makes life better. Now when I look out the window instead of thinking "Oh God I have to drive in that," I think "hm, maybe I'll go snowboarding after work." ...that's not a bad idea actually. hm.
2 months of winter down! もうちょっと頑張ろう p(>-<)q
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