ice and snow, a big korean church, and crazy drivers
so, it's snowing in seattle. and it's been snowing most of the afternoon and evening, at least up in bothell, which is where my school currently is. so, we got out of class at 5:30, and started trying to make our way to the freeway. we made it about a 1/4 of a mile in two hours, and gave up and came back to the church where we have classes. there are probably about 20 of us still hanging out, working on papers, playing basketball and just avoiding being stuck on the road for the next, oh, 4 hours.
many of my friends here are from places like iowa and michigan and north dakota, so they're used to snow, and they think it's pretty funny to hear me squealing excitedly at the gorgeous white stuff. (today i learned the difference between powder and heavy snow) but more than that, they are incredibly frustrated with the crazy drivers on the road who hit their brakes too hard and end up sliding into trees and phone poles and other cars. you would think that in seattle when it rains, people would be pretty chill, because it rains, well, a lot. not so - traffic slows and backs up, and it takes a long time to get anywhere. so make it snow, not rain, and ice, not sleet, and seattle freaks out.
thankfully we're in a warm place, with bathrooms and heat and an internet connection, so even if we have to spend the night, we'll be alright.
so, it's snowing in seattle. and it's been snowing most of the afternoon and evening, at least up in bothell, which is where my school currently is. so, we got out of class at 5:30, and started trying to make our way to the freeway. we made it about a 1/4 of a mile in two hours, and gave up and came back to the church where we have classes. there are probably about 20 of us still hanging out, working on papers, playing basketball and just avoiding being stuck on the road for the next, oh, 4 hours.
many of my friends here are from places like iowa and michigan and north dakota, so they're used to snow, and they think it's pretty funny to hear me squealing excitedly at the gorgeous white stuff. (today i learned the difference between powder and heavy snow) but more than that, they are incredibly frustrated with the crazy drivers on the road who hit their brakes too hard and end up sliding into trees and phone poles and other cars. you would think that in seattle when it rains, people would be pretty chill, because it rains, well, a lot. not so - traffic slows and backs up, and it takes a long time to get anywhere. so make it snow, not rain, and ice, not sleet, and seattle freaks out.
thankfully we're in a warm place, with bathrooms and heat and an internet connection, so even if we have to spend the night, we'll be alright.
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