Weather

I was told it would be cold when I arrived in China, however I should have done more research on cities when I was applying for jobs. The average temperature in Tai'an in March is a Maximum of 3 degrees and a Minimum of -4 degrees. I'm a Queenslander. We don't know those temperatures. We really don't have much winter in Brisbane and certainly not temperatures as low as the Maximum. Of course, I normally wouldn't have clothes for this weather and it is very difficult to buy that type of clothing especially in March in Brisbane, however for some strange reason unbeknown to me at the time, last winter I spent a lot of money buying clothes at Kathmandu in their Winter sale. A woman's intuition I will put that down to.

How was I ever going to manage with such cold weather? I hate the cold. That's why I live in Brisbane. I thought that the classrooms and my apartment would be heated. I assured myself it wasn't going to be that bad!