This is, without a doubt, the coldest winter that I have ever lived. It’s been freezing cold since mid December, and when I thought it might start to get better, it has just started snowing again.
Frosty windscreen of my car!
I remember when I lived in Motril, there were some days when I thought it was freezing; and because we didn’t have any central heating at home, it was very hard for me to get out of the shower and get dressed in the mornings. So, I am a bit ashamed to admit that, in a few very cold mornings, I would skip the shower, not even take my PJs off, get dressed on top of the PJs and go to school just like that (Well, I only did it like 2 or 3 times…)
Then, when I was a bit older and I was at Uni in Granada, it was even colder. But we did have central heating, so the “nude patches” were more bearable. Still, I must say that I missed several days of lessons and lectures because it was raining outside and I hated getting wet (I still do, but now I’m a responsible adult and can’t miss work because of the rain… 
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Third stage of this “winter-coping-process” came when I moved to Portsmouth. I had been living in Granada for 4 years, so my body got used to the cold there, but what I wasn’t expecting in Pompey was the wind. Portsmouth is one of the windiest cities I’ve ever been to. I remember going to do my shopping at Asda and coming back home carrying all the bags, and sometimes I had to stop because I just couldn’t breathe. The wind was SO cold that it felt unbreathable. I bought the cosiest of coats (that I still own, but only really wear it in -0 situations) and it was my salvation. I managed to get through Portsmouth’s windy winter just okay.
And last but not least, this winter 2009-2010 is being the coldest since I moved to Britain. The first year I really had a bad time with the cold. My body had aclimatised back again to Motril temperatures (that never again were as cold as those winters in my childhood) and I really felt the change. But little by little I got used to it. I went from wearing 3 layers below the coat, to only wearing two. Now, sometimes, I only wear one underneath the coat!
Just two or three days ago I was thinking “Yep, spring is coming; it feels a tad warmer already”, but looking out of my window and seeing all the snow falling makes me realise that we still have a couple more of months until it’s actually spring!
Patience…
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