I admit it - I heart my AC, especially when it stops working and the temperature goes above 80. However, it really was kind of nice to sleep with a cool breeze coming in through the windows once the temperature dropped and I also had the ceiling fan going.
It reminded me of when I lived in Italy for a summer in an apartment with no air conditioning except in the living room. The cheap little fan I bought saved my life! I left it there for the next student so she would not have to suffer - kind of paying it forward I guess.
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| Tito, the cat, checking his email. |
Of course the big differences between then and now are that springtime Atlanta has:
- screens in the windows
- no mosquitoes the size of dinner plates
- bigger fans
- cooler nights
But also, we are missing out by not nearly as many great gelato shops to stop by and get a treat to help cool off.
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| Le Columne on Corso Porta Ticinese in Milan - a favorite place for crepes and gelato. |
Why is it so often true that when we travel, we still seem to expect everything to be the same as home, but only in the way we want it to be? I feel like I hear complaints about ice in drinks, air conditioning, size of hotel rooms and types of food in general, particularly from my countrymen, as though the only changes in their vacation time should be the scenery. Part of travel is to experience how another culture lives on a daily basis, not just to visit museums and take pictures of famous places.
Now that my air conditioner is fixed - I remember that every year I get a summer cold. I tend to agree that going back and forth between very cold buildings and very hot, humid weather outside is the cause for my congestion and I start to wonder if maybe those who just stay warm all the time are on to something after all....
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