Today is a beautiful day in Berlin. I woke up early in the morning, got out of bed made my coffee, and headed to the window to open the shutter just to see my backyard covered in a sea of white snow, catching me completely off guard. I immediately thought to myself this is it, finally, the most wonderful time of the year has just begun. I started my day in a very happy mood with Christmas music in the background and a lot of work on my plate.

This all changed after I had to go out of the apartment only to be hit by the very strong and cold wind in my face. After spending less than 10 minutes outside in the cold, my legs started getting numb and I felt like my nose was about to fall out which then of course woke me up from my winter wonderland dream and brought me back to reality and the fact that I simply cannot bear the cold as someone who has lived most of their life on the Mediterranean Sea.