Winter ain'T BAd!

It's getting colder out there...and I'm not sure if I'm really that much of a COLD person (not a pun), but there are several things I like bout winter. First, you can cover up in sweaters and jackets and kind of hide a bit. Hey,don't shrug it off, you know what I'm talking about!  It's kind of nice to cozy up after being in the hot sweltering mug of southern Japan. Second, you got the vacations coming up...Christmas, New Years's, etc., and in Japan that means final exams 'n spring vaca are right around the corner.  Bit of a break. Third, and my favorite, skiiiiiing! Yep, I love the thrill of jetting down the slopes using your body and mind to physically slolum your way down the mountain. It's especially fun on new runs, coz ya never know how it turns up. But the burning wind across your face and the freezing of your hands as you get to the bottom just want to make you go do it again. And when you stumble in to the lodge clomping in your ski boots for a nice hot toddy or jaeger bomb and hot food...nothing like it.