Where Is The Winter?

Our winter: trees without leaves, but pleasant temperatures

Tomorrow begins the fourth week of the semester. It means, we are full of things to do. This week is the due date for 3 assignments and we also have one quiz on Thursday. These 5 days will be busy but we are excited. That is why we came here! 

This post will be dedicated to the winter in Vancouver Island. Well… What winter are we talking about? The time now is 11:20 PM and the thermometer is showing 6 °C. Meanwhile, across the country: Toronto -19°C, Montreal -25°C and Ottawa -27°C.

When we talk to our Brazilian friends about the nice weather, they do not believe. “Oh come on, you are in Canada!”, they usually say. So we decided to write this post to all international students who are thinking about studying here and share the message: it is true, the winter here is not so cold. You can trust the sources: we are Brazilians and our country's average annual temperature is 28 °C.

For you have an idea, on January 11 it snowed a lot, on January 12 we had our 1^st school snow day, but on January 16, the thermometer was showing 15°C. It was looking like winter in a tropical country. We expected to feel much colder here. And to be honest with you, we would like to see the snow falling more often; but as we go to school by bike every day, this weather is much better. :D

Ah! And also it is not true that a nonstop rain hits the island from November to February. It rains a lot, for sure, but the sun comes up sometimes to cheer everybody. This week we will probably see the sun on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Not a bad life!!!

For those who are thinking about studying here: come on, no fear! You cannot go to the beach in December (as we used to do in Brazil), but you do not need to walk around with 10 pounds of clothing! Trust us and have a great week!