Ok, now it really is SNOOOOOOWWWWW

Cibeles Statue in downtown:

I just went out of the house for literally less than 10 minutes, with extra layers of clothing, my fluffy down-like jacket with a hood, and determination. I'm now back at home and I realize that my feet are colder than the hardwood floors in the house. Odd as it may seem, I'm letting the floor warm up my feet.

Here's a picture of the plaza in our neighborhood:

SNOWWWWWW

Real snow!!!

And it snowed for longer than one lousy minute!

Tomorrow it's supposed to be even colder, so we'll see how that goes. I'm kinda scared to go outside. But then again, I'm a wuss.

It´s cold.

It´s cold and this isn´t even the beginning of Madrid´s winter. There have only been a few days where I couldn´t feel my toes, so I´m guessing that is what I should expect in Dec, Jan, and Feb. Let me give you an idea...

I go walking to school about 20 minutes. In the morning it is really cold (dry air). I leave the house wearing:

Bottom: Jeans, long knee high socks or double up on the socks, and shoes
Top: tanktop, sweater --or--- tanktop, short sleeved shirt, blazer of some sort
Outerwear: Jacket, gloves, and if I´m really cold, i put on my beanie and scarf
Underwear: not for you to know.

I usually time my walk so that I will get to school 5 minutes before class starts. Sometimes my timing is off and I really have to walk fast. Either way, I get to school sweating but with a freezing cold face. Once you get into the classroom, you are reminded that central heating exists and you take off all outerwear. Then 5 mins later you realize you are cold. Then after 30 minutes, the simple fact that we are 54 people in one classroom = heat!!! So it´s a constant battle. But no matter what, you know that your walk home will be nice and chilly.