Winter in Mexico??

So I woke up on Monday morning to a sunny, but windy and FREEZING cold day. On Sunday afternoon I was wearing shorts and tank top and practically sweating. On Monday morning as I walked to the bus stop underdressed, I got hives on my hands and ears. Love ya, cold allergy!! I was wearing jeans and a long sleeved t-shirt and would have enjoyed a scarf or some gloves, but it wasn't cold enough to be wearing your winter coat. Mexico on the other hand, disagrees. I chuckled a little as I boarded the bus and saw almost every person bundled up in winter coats with scarves and gloves and the like. Mexico does not know how to handle winter. It was huge talk all day that it had hailed in Juarez. Seriously though?

I slept the hardest I've slept this entire semester (love ya, crappy Mexican mattresses!) on Monday night because I was in sweats and had like 3 thick, heavy blankets on top of me. It was wonderful. It stayed cold all day Monday and got even colder during the night (4 degrees Celsius--whatever that translates to in Fahrenheit) and yesterday was cool all day too. I thought I'd make like a Mexican and dress warmly but it was just too much. I felt ridiculous in all those clothes for such little cold.

I love the cold. It felt so good to come to school bundled up and sit down and have a hot cup of coffee. Mmmm...and then Monday night when it was freezing I went home and Eva and I made Chai tea and toast and we were all bundled up in blankets. It was fantastic.

Sadly, it's starting to warm up again. This is the closest to any season other than summer I've seen the whole time I've been here. It's really refreshing. It was kinda nice to break out in hives for the first time of the season. Haha...yeah right.