http://jannah.org/blog/2010/01/15/memories-of-winters-in-upstate-new-york/ One Muslimah's Travelogue of Life Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:53:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jannah.org/blog/2010/01/15/memories-of-winters-in-upstate-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-87274 Shaari Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:16:26 +0000 http://jannah.org/blog/?p=1578#comment-87274 Enjoyed this, a lot. Both for the positive and negative winter memories about upstate NY. Winter was certainly a factor in me moving out West. Of course, here in Saudi, winter is represented by a few rainstorms... bit of a difference! Enjoyed this, a lot. Both for the positive and negative winter memories about upstate NY. Winter was certainly a factor in me moving out West. Of course, here in Saudi, winter is represented by a few rainstorms… bit of a difference!

]]> http://jannah.org/blog/2010/01/15/memories-of-winters-in-upstate-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-87203 WCoastbaba Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:37:23 +0000 http://jannah.org/blog/?p=1578#comment-87203 That was one of the those fuzzy, warm pieces of writing, reflecting on the past, it's always nice! :-) I only lived in NY the first two of my life, so not many memories, but I do have this one picture in a photo album showing the snow just piled up very very high; of course, I have stories from my parents and uncle of how it used to be there. As for more recent winters, they are not too bad Oregon, though they have been getting worse the last few years and we Oregonians don't know how to drive in the snow/ice! Yet, as you and others know Jannah, I am in Prague and boy oh boy, have I experienced something new here! My first year here (2005), we had snow from November to at least March if I recall correctly - and oh yeah - it was -20 C! That's -4 F! Brrrrrr. Even this year, we have suddenly had very heavy snowfall and its been annoying, as I've had to trudge through snow on my way to class (medical school!) and though its getting a bit warmer, it was around -10 C for a bit (sorry I've gotten used to Celsius, but don't worry, I still judge how cold it is by the Fahrenheit reading on my computer!) and I was wearing the long underwear and all bundled up. Though, back in that first year period, at one point, you could see only my eyes and one of my Irish classmates, teased, saying "Where are you from?!!" I wasn't used to it and as you said Jannah, its horrible if you get sick, especially if exams are looming, which they usually are in December. Though I live at a relatively low level in Oregon, our previous house, in which I spent my formative years, was around 700 ft above sea-level and we had a steep driveway, so many times, we were not able to get the car up into the garage - of course, finding out that school we canceled or at least delayed for 2 hours was always a joy. :-D Since I went to the same school as my closest fellow young family members, we would spend time together in the snow, playing Nintendo (Mario Brothers!) and just enjoying food and being home with all that free time . . . ahhh those were the good old days. Anyways, thanks so much for sharing Jannah! Always nice to revisit these old memories and hear of others' equally special and fun moments. That was one of the those fuzzy, warm pieces of writing, reflecting on the past, it’s always nice! I only lived in NY the first two of my life, so not many memories, but I do have this one picture in a photo album showing the snow just piled up very very high; of course, I have stories from my parents and uncle of how it used to be there.
As for more recent winters, they are not too bad Oregon, though they have been getting worse the last few years and we Oregonians don’t know how to drive in the snow/ice!
Yet, as you and others know Jannah, I am in Prague and boy oh boy, have I experienced something new here! My first year here (2005), we had snow from November to at least March if I recall correctly – and oh yeah – it was -20 C! That’s -4 F! Brrrrrr. Even this year, we have suddenly had very heavy snowfall and its been annoying, as I’ve had to trudge through snow on my way to class (medical school!) and though its getting a bit warmer, it was around -10 C for a bit (sorry I’ve gotten used to Celsius, but don’t worry, I still judge how cold it is by the Fahrenheit reading on my computer!) and I was wearing the long underwear and all bundled up. Though, back in that first year period, at one point, you could see only my eyes and one of my Irish classmates, teased, saying “Where are you from?!!” I wasn’t used to it and as you said Jannah, its horrible if you get sick, especially if exams are looming, which they usually are in December.
Though I live at a relatively low level in Oregon, our previous house, in which I spent my formative years, was around 700 ft above sea-level and we had a steep driveway, so many times, we were not able to get the car up into the garage – of course, finding out that school we canceled or at least delayed for 2 hours was always a joy. Since I went to the same school as my closest fellow young family members, we would spend time together in the snow, playing Nintendo (Mario Brothers!) and just enjoying food and being home with all that free time . . . ahhh those were the good old days.
Anyways, thanks so much for sharing Jannah! Always nice to revisit these old memories and hear of others’ equally special and fun moments.

]]> http://jannah.org/blog/2010/01/15/memories-of-winters-in-upstate-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-87200 shazia Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:00:28 +0000 http://jannah.org/blog/?p=1578#comment-87200 I remember Ichabod Crane would ALWAYS be canceled lol and we we'd be so annoyed if we turned on the TV only to see that it was already on the 'B's, and we'd have to wait like 15 minutes for it to get around to A again for our school district! And 'sliding' down the empty icy streets late at night...Such wonderful memories alhamdulillah. I remember Ichabod Crane would ALWAYS be canceled lol and we we’d be so annoyed if we turned on the TV only to see that it was already on the ‘B’s, and we’d have to wait like 15 minutes for it to get around to A again for our school district! And ‘sliding’ down the empty icy streets late at night…Such wonderful memories alhamdulillah.

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