This takes getting used to

The past few days since the last blog post hasn't been good for us.  Pete had fever during the entire time.  His body was really hot and he was sweating even though it was cold.  I didn't have a fever but I wasn't feeling well either.  We both tried to stay indoors the whole time, but I had to go to school.

I didn't miss any lesson since the school is not too far away for me to walk there.  Also, the weather has gotten to the rest of the class as well.  Some of my classmates has been ill.  We haven't had full attendance this whole week.  Our teacher took it easy with us so it wasn't as tiring. 

This weather thing is going to take a lot of getting used to.  I have to learn to dress warm enough so that I don't get too cold outdoors but not too warm indoors.  Sometimes I find myself sweating when I am indoors with all my layers.  I am usually early for class and in the mornings, the class would be locked so I had to wait in the hallway for the teacher to arrive.  I would definitely need to take off my jacket because I would start sweating if I don't.

I guess the cooling and heating up of the body wasn't good for me.  A few days of that could have caused me to develop my cold.  I'm still nursing my cold - no change yet.  But it's Saturday tomorrow so I can rest more and get more sleep.

I am not the only one trying to cope with the weather.  My classmates from Asia also had issues with the cold.  After school, we would walk home together.  In this weather, we all would be bundled up in our winter jackets, hunching our bodies as we tried to brace ourselves against the wind.  We must have been a funny sight!  Once, while we were walking and shivering, we passed  by a group of kids outside the school.  They were only in jeans and t-shirts.  We all looked at them in disbelief.

One day.  One day, I'll be able to do that.  But I'll take it step by step.  I'll start by trying not to take 10 minutes just to get outdoors.