Students of Woodstock returned to Mussoorie three days ago, and they seem to have brought back with them the monsoon season! It has been raining incessantly since our arrival, and just for good measure, we've also had hail and thunderstorms.
The only difference betwwen the current weather and the monsoon (which occured in August), IT IS FREEZING COLD OUT HERE.
Now I know all my fellow Canadians will pooh-pooh that statement, as the temperature in Mussoorie is hovering between 5-10 degrees Celcius. However, the difference is that, in Canada, it's -15 degrees outside this time of year. But when you step indoors, it's a pleasant +23. Here at Woodstock, it's 5 degrees all the time! There is nowhere you can go to warm up. The chill and mist and damp clamminess permeate the air: in class, in dorms, in the gym...
Dorm students are beginning to get creative about keeping warm. My preferred method is spending time in small rooms with large numbers of people inside, for maximum heat conservation. Avoiding the senoir's hallway is another good idea. I swear it's the coldest part of the dorm. Electric blankets, thermal clothing and hot water bottles don't go amiss either, as well as my woolen coat, wool socks and wellie boots.
My personal favourite: coffee, tea or hot chocolate shared in a friend's room, cocooned in blankets whilst watching Friends.
I feel like if I had simply come back here from Canada, instead of first visiting South India, this oppressive chill wouldn't affect me as much. Oh Varkala, how I long for your balmy heat and warm ocean waves!
Pictures to come soon,
Emily
The only difference betwwen the current weather and the monsoon (which occured in August), IT IS FREEZING COLD OUT HERE.
Now I know all my fellow Canadians will pooh-pooh that statement, as the temperature in Mussoorie is hovering between 5-10 degrees Celcius. However, the difference is that, in Canada, it's -15 degrees outside this time of year. But when you step indoors, it's a pleasant +23. Here at Woodstock, it's 5 degrees all the time! There is nowhere you can go to warm up. The chill and mist and damp clamminess permeate the air: in class, in dorms, in the gym...
Dorm students are beginning to get creative about keeping warm. My preferred method is spending time in small rooms with large numbers of people inside, for maximum heat conservation. Avoiding the senoir's hallway is another good idea. I swear it's the coldest part of the dorm. Electric blankets, thermal clothing and hot water bottles don't go amiss either, as well as my woolen coat, wool socks and wellie boots.
My personal favourite: coffee, tea or hot chocolate shared in a friend's room, cocooned in blankets whilst watching Friends.
I feel like if I had simply come back here from Canada, instead of first visiting South India, this oppressive chill wouldn't affect me as much. Oh Varkala, how I long for your balmy heat and warm ocean waves!
Pictures to come soon,
Emily
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