So, How’s The Weather?

It’s days like today that remind me of living in Alabama. Today especially reminded me of a day when my family and another family from down the street we’re going to have a cook out. This day was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in sight. My sister and I were sitting on the couch waiting for the other family to come and mom had just opened the front door so that the other family could come on when the got there. All of a sudden, mom slams the door and tells us that we need to go downstairs. She said that she would get our dog Sam. Within a minute, the hail started and a tornado had sprung up. When we had reached the basement, can’t remember if we had helmets on or not, we heard a banging on the garage door with someone screaming “Let me in! Let me in!” It was the other family they were walking up the hill when the hail started! We let them in and within minutes the tornado had stopped and the weather went back to how it was: sunny.

That is how it is in Switzerland, albeit not as severe. Today started out as a beautiful sunny day, partly cloudy, and then it turned into a steady, firm rain. It wasn’t until right now that it has let up. But that is summer here. The highs are up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the lows are 40 degrees Fahrenheit. It rains as if we are in London, but we have a lot more greenery here. I think I now understand the image in my 7th grade science book of the mountains. On one side of the mountain is rain and it is green (Switzerland). On the other side, it doesn’t have as much rain and it is dryer (Italy). I love it here though. The weather is perfect for me (I have built in insulation as you all know).


So that’s what it is for today. An anecdote from my past and the comparison to my present and future of this summer!