Minnesota is a treacherous state. It can jump from 30 degrees to -30 in the span of a day, is freakishly deceptive in the temperature, and is just all around too windy for the amount of snow and the temperatures that it has to interact with.
That being said, I'm stuck in class on a day when most schools listen to the weather advisory that says "Hey! Stay inside or your nose will fall off!"
People from Minnesota have learned to adapt fairly well, there are certain rules that we learn early on or else we have to deal with nice cold appendages.
People who aren't from Minnesota, on the other hand, generally are surprised to find just how flippin' cold it actually gets here.
Here's a few of those rules:
1. Learn to layer, and layer well.
Seriously, it's OK. You can wear a long-sleeve shirt under a short-sleeve shirt under a sweatshirt or zip-up.
And no, under armor is not just for working out. It can go under jeans too.
Fleece socks = Win
2. Trick yourself into believing that a sunny day is a warm day.
Tricking your mind is crucial. Walking outside into the sunny weather and believing that it's warmer than it is makes everything better.
True, there's no cloud-cover to actually make it warmer, but convince yourself otherwise!
3. Put a blanket in your car...actually, just keep blankets everywhere.
You can never be sure when your car will break down or a freak snow-storm will destroy everything. Fleece blankets are glorious. They will always warm up fast and are very effective for only being ten bucks and very thin.
4. Learn to walk quickly.
If it takes you more than ten minutes to walk a mile- work on that. Walking quickly is sometimes the only thing between you and dying a sad frostbitten death.
5. Know the quickest path between buildings.
Though it might take me ten minutes to walk between one of the campus buildings and my dorm, I really only have to spend two minutes outside. It's wonderful to have a good passage between buildings. Find them!
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