-14 degrees!
yesss, it was -14 degrees here today... oh so cold for a vancouver girl, but survivable! =)
it was mighty cold in my room today though, cuz i had to leave my window open to air out my room following a laundry disaster last night! aside from the norwegian-only instructions, the washers here are so old apparently breaking down is a regular occasion. Rose, my roommate had to come down and help me figure out how to load my laundry... and when it was done, the door was stuck with my clothes trapped inside! Rose, again, came down with me, and took a butter knife to the door, prying it open... also apparently a regular event!! but it turned out the washer didnt drain either, so i had to wring out all the clothes by hand in the sink... brought me back to my Tanzanian days of hand laundry at the Msimbazi center! anyways, there is only one dryer, which was being used, and my roomies said they usually just hang to dry anyways, and Hema lent me her clothes rack for my room. well... my hand wringing didn't quite do the trick, cuz i woke up this morning with a pot of water (i'd put under part of the rack) and giant puddles on my floor, the windows covered in fog and all the pictures on my wall i'd put up with tape fallen down or curled in wetness!! ai yah... i can hardly wait til next laundry day!
the coldness makes the snow stick around though =)! here's a midnight snowman with my roommies (Hema and me in the picture)!
it was mighty cold in my room today though, cuz i had to leave my window open to air out my room following a laundry disaster last night! aside from the norwegian-only instructions, the washers here are so old apparently breaking down is a regular occasion. Rose, my roommate had to come down and help me figure out how to load my laundry... and when it was done, the door was stuck with my clothes trapped inside! Rose, again, came down with me, and took a butter knife to the door, prying it open... also apparently a regular event!! but it turned out the washer didnt drain either, so i had to wring out all the clothes by hand in the sink... brought me back to my Tanzanian days of hand laundry at the Msimbazi center! anyways, there is only one dryer, which was being used, and my roomies said they usually just hang to dry anyways, and Hema lent me her clothes rack for my room. well... my hand wringing didn't quite do the trick, cuz i woke up this morning with a pot of water (i'd put under part of the rack) and giant puddles on my floor, the windows covered in fog and all the pictures on my wall i'd put up with tape fallen down or curled in wetness!! ai yah... i can hardly wait til next laundry day!
the coldness makes the snow stick around though =)! here's a midnight snowman with my roommies (Hema and me in the picture)!
posted by Rainbow Choi =) at
3:34 PM
2 Comments:
Comon'! -14 that's nothing!! Don't be a wussy! -25 is where it's at! (with the wind factor -30). If your nostrils doesn't stick together yet, it's not cold. And if the wind doesn't make you cry, it's not cold yet. If your cheek don't sting from the wind, it's not cold yet. And remember, the sunnier it is outside, the colder it is! Welcome to Québec City!
Gen
xxxxx
p.s. I can't wait until you experience all this!
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Anonymous, at Tue Jan 23, 08:04:00 PM
laundry by hand, woot! except it's super cold in norway instead of super hot in tanz!
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steph, at Tue Jan 23, 10:59:00 PM
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