I grew up around D.C. for 18 years, went to school in Pittsburgh for two years, and even spent some time in Cleveland. Therefore, as a former Northerner, I’m no stranger to cold winters. Now. I live in Florida year-round and it’s safe to say that I have acclimated to warm weather.
I never really appreciated having permanently chapped lips and needing to wear tights under my jeans five months out of the year. Now that I live here, I’m so comfortable that if you asked me to move somewhere where there are four seasons, I’m not convinced I could survive that again. I live where people vacation and I love it!
If, like me, you have become accustomed to warm weather you’ll probably recognize the following 10 signs of this phenomenon.
In the past, you could tackle 32-degree winds with ease. Now that you’re used to sweltering summers, your body temperature has had to adjust to different extremes.
“Parkas, what are those?” “I don’t need to buy snow boots. What even is snow?”
I would wear a bikini all day, every day if I could.
You can survive a cat-4 hurricane no problem, but the slightest sign of flurries and you unleash your inner Buford Calloway. It hasn’t snowed in Tampa in over 40 years! No one in Florida knows how to drive anyway. When you add poor weather to the equation, it’s a recipe for disaster.
While you may not be able to handle snow, you can hit the sand with the best of them. It’s like you were born to be a beach bum.
Got a 10-minute break between classes? You’re sunbathing on the quad. Have an hour to kill before yoga? You head to the dog park to watch the sunset along the water. Not enough time to drive to the beach on the weekend? You’re on the roof of the garage soaking in the rays. It’s all about taking advantage of the little things. Once you begin living regularly by this lifestyle, you know you have acclimated to warm weather.
I guarantee you that my skin never looked this good when I lived in Pittsburgh. I didn’t see the sun for two years!
That extra 15 minutes you have to sleepin has changed your life.
Living here truly is “the endless summer.”
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