It is bitterly cold here in Geneva, and we have learned some things this weekend.
- It is very important to plan bus and tram connections carefully when hypothermia within five minutes is a real risk
- Our apartment isn’t totally sealed since when the wind kicks up our door from the bedroom to the patio sings to us
- Even though the actual temperature is a balmy 15 degrees Fahrenheit, the wind chill makes it feel like zero.
- It is bright and sunny outside today and looks like a nice day for a walk. It isn’t. Mother Nature can be very tricky.
- When you run out of room in a little fridge, the balcony also works as a freezer.
- Going to the grocery store requires full snowboard gear. Yesterday we had on three pairs of pants, too many shirts to count, scarves, hats, gloves, and hand / toe warmers. We might do helmets and goggles next time too.
- The Dolins don’t like living in the arctic circle. Our next international assignment will be somewhere that starts with “Carib” and ends with “bean”.
I had a phone conference with one of our EU team members this morning and they are saying that there is a crazy cold wave right now in the Netherlands. They are going on an ice skating team event on "nature ice". I guess it is a really big deal when it gets cold enough to go ice skating on the lake or pond so weather reports are all over the news and all anyone can talk about. My co-worker said that they actually have an official representative (didn't catch where from) to go out and test the natural ice and make sure it is okay to skate on.
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