Deep Freeze

This week has been the coldest since I've been here. Highs have been between -5 and -10 Celcius (mid-teens to mid-20s Farenheit). I've even been wearing a hat and gloves. (I hate wearing hats and gloves but I hate not being able to feel my ears and fingers more.) It has been really sunny, though, which is a change from how grey it has been.

I went out walking around my neighborhood for a bit today. I went down by the water, which is finally frozen. I've been told about how, in the winter, you can walk/skate/ski on the ice to go from one island to another. However, this winter has been unusually warm. I saw a few people skating today. (I'm not sure how they decide how far they can go out and be sure it's frozen enough.) It looked like fun so I went in search of ice skates. They are on sale everywhere (for ~$30 which is ridiculously cheap by Swedish standards; a regular pair of Nike or Adidas women's sneakers costs $150-$200). I went to 4 stores and then called 3 and they only had really small and really big sizes left. Oh well. My hunt continues!