Not so beautiful is the cold that comes along with being at a high elevation. I have also never lived in a place that will be as consistently cold as Ponferrada will be this year. I am not prepared. My "winter" wardrobe from North Carolina consists of a few long sleeved shirts (like 3) and a few sweaters...this will not due for Ponferrada, where people do not like to turn on the heat because it is "too expensive." (I personally believe that when your hands and feet are constantly cold it changes from too expensive to a part of life). So, it has become a mission for this week to buy some wintery clothes to add to my two hanging racks (I don't actually have a wardrobe here).
This brings me to the worst part about this cold...the rain! I'm not exaggerating when I say that in the last two weeks there may have been one partly sunny day. I'm pretty sure that it has rained every single day and that combined with the cold makes me never want to leave my house, because if I do leave I have to walk to wherever I'm going and did I mention that I am so not accustomed to the cold?
O Spain, I guess this is what it means to live here, so I will go and take a shower and check to see if I've been paid yet, and if so I WILL shop today!!!
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