It's mid-autumn here and it's freaking freezing. Kinda. It actually never gets colder than ~40 degrees here, but it feels so cold. The reason is that it's pretty much like living outdoors here. The houses here in NZ are pretty good at keeping the rain off you, as long as the rain comes straight down, but keep the wind off you? That's what your coat is for. The wind blows right through the houses and probably less than 5% of the homes have central heating - insulation and double-paned windows are avant garde. When we first moved here we lived in a new apartment building which was well-insulated and the winter seemed quite mild. We thought is was strange to visit someone's home and not remove your jacket. I'm wearing my jacket as I sit here and type this. We've been living in typical kiwi homes for the past 1.5 years so we've now adapted and I do think we're 'hardening up'. It helps to reflect on and look forward to the beautiful long summers...
only six months to go...
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