There was a lot of wind and cold moisture on the ground adding an extra chill to the air, and my buddy and I were nervously changing the indoor air temperature degree by degree
I always hear people talking about how they wish they could travel more freely in their lives. I totally understand where they’re coming from – it’s awesome to take a split from life and go off on an adventure to see some sights – but I also don’t know they’re honestly realistic about what traveling entails. As someone who travels often for work, I can tell you that it’s not all that it’s chalked up to be. Most likely, you won’t be flying first class. You won’t be staying in some beachfront villa with a private beach. And it’s unlikely that your photo gallery is filled with insta-perfect destination photos unless you devote endless hours to curating the perfect picture. In my experience, traveling has been a jarring and unpleasant experience, for the most part. In the past two nights, for example, I’ve existed across several climates and air uneven temperatures. I started in the tepid and humid sub-tropical south only 48 hours ago. The temperature was balmy and warm, and there was a stillness to the air. A day later, the temperature had dropped about 40 degrees in my current location. There was a lot of wind and cold moisture on the ground adding an extra chill to the air, and my buddy and I were nervously changing the indoor air temperature degree by degree. Flash forward to today; we’ve arrived at our final destination and the outdoor high is -14 degrees. We’ve put on all our heavy winter season clothes and tried every trick in the book to boiling up on this trip, however nothing can compare to simply existing in a moderately boiling environment and staying there.