Why The Eff Am I So Cold

For the last couple weeks, my body has been in a deep chill. It has been a very cold 10 degrees every day. Now for those of you in Canada, I know you’re looking at that like… “ooh 10 degrees, it’s frickin minus 30 with the windchill and you’re complaining about it being above zero… give me a break” believe me I would’ve thought the same thing last year.

The difference between Morocco cold and Canada cold is huge. For one thing, winter here is only 2 months rather than 6, and that it doesn’t get below freezing. However, here in Morocco, you are always bundled up because there is no indoor heating. And when I say no indoor heating, I mean huddle under three sweaters and 2 pairs of socks under your covers to try and keep warm. In Canada, we complain about how cold it is outside because relative to inside, where it’s 18 or 20 degrees, it’s freezing cold. In Morocco it’s the opposite. I consistently complain about how cold it is INSIDE, then go outside to the sun to warm up. It is almost always warmer outside than inside, because in the 40 degree summers, keeping cool inside is a must. The cost of that is freezing through winter.

The only time I’m warm here is at the hammam. I now understand why these places exist and are so popular.