Living in the tropics

It's the same thing year after year - I'm still asked if I find it cold here during the winter. They should really be asking me how I feel about summer since it's then that I feel it's cold. This will be my 5th Christmas in Norway (which I suppose totals 5 winters) so the idea of being surprised by the climate isn't so much of a surprise. I also have to consider who is asking me and what their understanding of geography since in my opinion, the world outside of Norway is almost non-existent for many Norwegians. (I'm still slightly sensitive to the idea that some still suspect I'm a bride Ørjan picked up during a trip to the Philippines...) I'm from CANADA - our winters are cold! The only differences are that we actually have sunlight in the region I lived in and never had to face this depressing darkness for a month and a half. When it's -5°C I consider it a normal winter day. At home in Canada some days could reach up to -30°C with the windchill. (The windchill is almost non-existent here due to the mountains surrounding our area.) It's also possible that we can receive more snow despite that it may come late in January.

It's funny when I hear people complaining about the weather because I don't really feel there's much to complain about unless of course it snows then rains, snows, and then rains some more. I hate the slush it causes and then the dangerous black ice afterwards. Oh well.

It's only -2°C this morning so hopefully this afternoon will be decent enough to go out for a walk with Magnus. And if you're curious as to know what I see when I look out my window while typing this, here you go: