It's cold here‏

When I slept at Lijun's home the temperature reached 0C and no heat. I was freezing despite two quilts and all my clothes except my coat. By Tuesday it will be -8C. How would you feel to be sleeping without any heat? It is so natural for them. All they do is take their coat off and go to bed. They sleep in the same clothes for days. The same clothes as they wear when they walk down the street, maybe three layers. They are warm. Every winter she sleeps with her parents. In the summer she sleeps in her bed with a fan because summer is very hot here. They will not turn on the A/C in the winter. Too expensive.

My A/C goes almost 24/7 but it does not give off much heat. I still have to wear sweaters. I will buy a heater. I am sure that the university will not be happy with my electricity bill but I want to be warm! I haven't felt warm in months. A few days, the sun shines in here and I turn off the A/C and it feels good. But that is rare. Most days here are between -5C and 5C. And there is no heat anywhere! Classrooms, restaurants, stores, home. So you are always feeling cool if not cold. Pizza Hut is the only place where I have felt heat. But it is expensive so I have only been there twice. It's like camping outdoors!

Don