Mar. 23 – The Big Melt
I swear, the average temperature shot up from 3 degrees to 18 degrees over a period of 3 days and we lost 2 feet of snow. Everything’s green now, except for a few stubborn patches of snow on the opposite hill. I am so desperately trying to squeeze in some more snowboarding. There’s still plenty of snow in the Alps.
Another bad thing about this melt is that, for those of you who didn’t know, St. Gallen is in a valley and I live on the very last street at the top of one of the hillsides. It’s less than 10 minutes down some stairs to get into the downtown area, but there’s farms in my backyard lol. So, sometimes it smells…well…like a farm…i.e. like crap. But, I really like where I live and I think I’m even beginning to get used to the smell hahaha! There’s no denying that it’s really beautiful here.
There’s a soccer field next to my flat and, get this, after the snow melted, there were 4 oranges in random spots in the field! I don’t know if they’ve been there the whole winter, but anyhow, I found it very amusing. I also discovered a tennis court in my backyard. I suck at tennis though, and I don’t like all the grunting that tennis players do.
Now, there’s street musicians in the town and sidewalk cafés wherever you go. All of a sudden it seems like there’s more people living in the city. Or maybe it’s that there’s more living being done by the people who’ve always been here, now that spring has arrived. I love that there are dogs everywhere – you can go shopping with your dog, even if it doesn’t fit into a purse! The stamps taste different here. They’re not as icky.
My diet has changed a lot. I’ve never eaten so much dairy or bread before! But, it’s a good thing, because I’ve always been calcium-deficient and the bread is healthy here; it's not white bread. All the dairy food is SO good here! Chocolate, cheese, milk, hot chocolate, and I especially like having yogourt & muesli for breakfast. There’s hardly any low-fat/no fat bullshit stuff, but there aren’t many artificial ingredients either. My flatmate told me about how her dad has issues with milk, because he grew up in a rural area and his parents used to give it to him still warm from the cow. Lol!
Another bad thing about this melt is that, for those of you who didn’t know, St. Gallen is in a valley and I live on the very last street at the top of one of the hillsides. It’s less than 10 minutes down some stairs to get into the downtown area, but there’s farms in my backyard lol. So, sometimes it smells…well…like a farm…i.e. like crap. But, I really like where I live and I think I’m even beginning to get used to the smell hahaha! There’s no denying that it’s really beautiful here.
There’s a soccer field next to my flat and, get this, after the snow melted, there were 4 oranges in random spots in the field! I don’t know if they’ve been there the whole winter, but anyhow, I found it very amusing. I also discovered a tennis court in my backyard. I suck at tennis though, and I don’t like all the grunting that tennis players do.
Now, there’s street musicians in the town and sidewalk cafés wherever you go. All of a sudden it seems like there’s more people living in the city. Or maybe it’s that there’s more living being done by the people who’ve always been here, now that spring has arrived. I love that there are dogs everywhere – you can go shopping with your dog, even if it doesn’t fit into a purse! The stamps taste different here. They’re not as icky.
My diet has changed a lot. I’ve never eaten so much dairy or bread before! But, it’s a good thing, because I’ve always been calcium-deficient and the bread is healthy here; it's not white bread. All the dairy food is SO good here! Chocolate, cheese, milk, hot chocolate, and I especially like having yogourt & muesli for breakfast. There’s hardly any low-fat/no fat bullshit stuff, but there aren’t many artificial ingredients either. My flatmate told me about how her dad has issues with milk, because he grew up in a rural area and his parents used to give it to him still warm from the cow. Lol!
posted by lilswtamy at 8:56 p.m.
3 Comments:
Hey amy,
I'm so jealous! It was snowing in toronto last night. Booo! Our temperature is hovering at around 5 degrees.
By the way, i think you clicked on the "publish" button too many times. There are 3 "big melt" entries.
keep having fun!
...okay never mind.
HIIIIIIII AMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYY!!!!
It's us....Karen, Linda, Jude and Jason. We're in TEL, trying to study and do our work. ttttttehhhhhheeeee. it's 11:30pm EST. And Linda has an exam on Thursday but she watched the Notebook for a good two hours and she hasn't started studying until now. Jason's being Jason...procrastinating. Jude's checking our Jason's b-day pics. And i'm typing to you. HEEEEEHEHE. i'm going crazy cuz i'm tired and the pizza man came late with the pizza and i was so friggen hungry!!!!!!!! Jude's going to Australia by the way. I'm going to Copenhagen. woooohooooo!!!!! Are you having fun???? It looks really pretty there. I bought a handbag..ish purtty. Really, i need sleep. Random thoughts and i'm still typing away. Hahhaahha..don't miss us toooooo much! BYE!!!!!
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