HannahMY recent lack of blog posts has been due to illness in my piso.
First a guest, then my roommate, then I had a serious cold with everything included – aches, pains, congestion, lethargy, etc.
Not fun.
When I talked to Spaniards I interacted with, all of them noticed my unenviable state and stated matter-of-factly that it was due to the weather.
I spent last year in a subtropical part of the United States, which had a much colder winter than many of the locals had ever seen (and much colder than I’d anticipated), so I figured the Mediterranean climate of Andalucía would be a relatively easy transition.
Au contraire.
The dry Cordoban air and drastic differences in temperature between morning, mid-day and evening created quite the problem for my system and I was left with little more than empty boxes of pañuelos and an unending mug of tea.
The lesson I learned from my friends and neighbors was “Abrígete” : dress warmly.
Scarves, jackets, and many, many layers are the best way to prevent the change-of-the-season cold I faced.
Luckily, the locals have it figured out and have created boots, scarves and jackets that both look good and keep one warm.
Now that I’m feeling better, it is now time to go shopping to stave off any more colds.
Time to get the socks out. Paul knows best.
Whatever made you think that far inland you would have a Mediterranean climate.
Cordoba has a continental climate. If you were on the coast in Texas (for example) you would expect a Gulf climate but you would’nt expect that in Fort Worth would you? so why are you talking about a Med climate in Cordoba?
Starting to feel the chill down here on the Coast now too! Will take your advice and wrap up warm. And buy a better duvet!