It snowed for the first time this year here in Nashville last week and Nashvillians were ready. Snow plows were on the road, work let out early on Thursday for many people, school was canceled on Friday, and of course the bread and milk isles at the store were nearly empty (apparently that is all the food you need to survive in a blizzard). This is all standard procedure when the weather man mentions the thought of snow here in the south. As you can see below, there was, well, less snow than you might have expected if you live anywhere that knows what snow is. Being from the west, we are used to dealing with snow, real snow, piles of snow, roof crushing snow. I love snow, I love skiing, I love sitting next to a toasty fire watching it come down and cover everything in a pure white blanket. It is funny to see how different people and cities react to the fluffy white stuff and how we can get accustomed to the places we live (Nicole left work early on Thursday along with her co-workers!). Hopefully we will get to see some real snow when we head out west in the next couple weeks (although the ski slopes still haven't opened in Boise).
Much of Ethiopia is at a high elevation (the capital is above 7,500 feet), but the proximity to the equator means that we are not likely to see much snow. We are looking forward to the great weather (average high in the 70s and low in the 40s year round, with a dry and rainy season), but I will miss hitting the slopes on my skis.
PS - Just for the record, I beat Nicole down the hill every time we go to the mountain!
Much of Ethiopia is at a high elevation (the capital is above 7,500 feet), but the proximity to the equator means that we are not likely to see much snow. We are looking forward to the great weather (average high in the 70s and low in the 40s year round, with a dry and rainy season), but I will miss hitting the slopes on my skis.
PS - Just for the record, I beat Nicole down the hill every time we go to the mountain!
