Okay, first and foremost, I suppose I have to mention last nights disappointing game. This is probably the post where many of you who have been following my blog (or if you are a Spanish fan), are excepting me to eat my previous words. Well, let me go ahead and re-assure you that hell will freeze over before I do so. Have we met before? My name's Megan Osgood, and I'm one helluva model American, which naturally means I don't apologize. And I'm never wrong. No matter what. So with that being said, Spain still sucks and Germany's still #1! Yeahhhhhh!
But now on to my more main objective with today's blog. I thought it was fitting to write about my experiences with the hot summer weather here in Germany at the same time that almost all of the North/Eastern United States is roasting in the midst of a ridiculous heat wave (so I've read). So first off, in the past week the temperature outside has been hovering around the mid to high 80s to low 90s F. However, I would never guess it when compared to what I know of the "lower 90s" in Ohio. First off, there is none of the dreaded humidity here. Which is amazing btw. Sure it might be 90 degrees outside (32 C), but it's not like back in the States where you walk outside and pretty much choke on the moisture in the air. That is definitely one aspect of life in Ohio I don't miss. But that is not to say it doesn't get hot as balls here. The other day got up to around 98 degrees (remember us?) and it was definitely hot. Now add that with the fact that no one has/uses air conditioning in Europe except for big businesses, and it's easy to understand that trying to sleep at night = disgusting. But what I truly don't understand is the way people deal with the heat here. I completely am aware and understand that on the extremely hot days, like the one just mentioned, that is in fact smarter to close the house up to not allow for the hot, dry air to come in. But what I don't get, is on days when it is much nicer out, say in the mid to low 80s and certainly when in the 70s, the house is never opened up to allow the refreshing air in. Zum Beispiel: one day last week (before the gross hot air arrived) it was a perfect day; sunny, about 85 degrees give-or-take, with an amazingly nice breeze. It's the kind of day where if I were back on Southwold Court and the weather was the exact same, all of the windows in my house would be wide open and an amazing breeze of cool air would be rushing throughout the house during the day. My idea of a perfect day. However, that is not the case here and I don't understand why. On a cooler day when I would expect all the windows to be open and the amazing fresh air allowed in, the house is still completely shut up as if it were one of the 95+ days. The house was easily warmer inside than it was outside. It was awful. When I had gone around and opened some of the windows, to my surprise I had found that when re-entering the room some minutes later, they had been shut again, all except for the lone back door. I seriously don't understand. At one point on a day exactly like that (i.e. perfect in every way and a perfect open window day, at least in my head) all the windows were again closed except for the rear door. It was pretty sweaty in the house and at one point while I was sitting at the kitchen table feeding Emilian, Lisa came by and opened the large window by the kitchen table that looks out onto the driveway. She opened it to hand something to Kai or whatever. As SOON as she open that window, a rush of cool amazing air breezed in and it felt amazing. I said out-loud "oh my god, that feels so good". Moments later, Lisa closed it back up and walked away. I honestly sat there in shock. It is just one aspect I am 100% baffled by. And when I take my daily walks with Emilian I make sure to scope out other houses to determine if it's like this everywhere or just at our house. From what I have seen, it's everywhere. Do. Not. Get.
Today is another day where it is gorgeous out. Sunny, only about 75 degrees and an awesome breeze. And oh, look at that, as I sit here on the couch I can see 4 windows + the back door. All of which are currently closed except for the door being cracked. Man, I wish the windows were open....
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