Brrrr. It's cold out there! We are hosting an exchange student from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tiago Oliveira. This has been an upside down holiday season for him, since Christmas falls in the middle of summer in South America.
Tiago has never seen snow, so he was excited to see the first white peaks covering the distant Sierra a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday morning, he asked why the lawns were white. "Is it snow?" he asked. No, I explained, it's ice. Actually, we call it frost. He looked a little doubtful about that and wondered how it got there, since he hadn't seen anything falling from the sky. I explained the difference between snow and frost. He was quite fascinated about what we consider this small and ordinary thing. We are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to show him the fun and beauty of snowplay. Of course, he cannot wait to try snowboarding and skiing. The snow playgrounds also should be big fun for him.
This is just one more way that we appreciate the diversity of our region, something I didn't really think about. We have diversity of climate, as well as just about everything else! Aren't we lucky?
Hey,
Where are some places to go sledding?
I want to take my son for the first time.