Thursday, it started properly snowing for the first time this year. Not only was my whole social media filled with pictures and videos of landscape, but working in a school, it felt like some kids and adults slowly woke up. During the break, where usually people keep their distance and maybe talk, the kids were running, throwing snow at each other and sliding over the floor. They were laughing and loud. They were children and not some teenagers who have to play cool at all times. Sometimes I feel like today’s world doesn’t always allow children aged 12-15 to behave as such. Everyone always wants to grow up and be an adult, but actually I don’t. I honestly only behave mature when I have to and around snow, I simply ain’t.
Snow brings back this feeling of being a child. You want to grab the snow, build a snowman, shove it in someone’s face and lastly you want to go sledding skiing, snowboarding. You want to find out where the best hills are with the most untouched snow to go sledding. No matter what age, if you don’t mind the cold, you will love to sit on a sled and rush down a hill.
Even my best friend, who used to go to Egypt or Guadeloupe each year for the winter break, enjoys sledding down with fast speeds. She doesn’t like the cold, I would even say hates it, yet enjoys it and thinks (even if she doesn’t say it aloud) it is beautiful.
Especially this year, the snow seems to bring some kind of hope to people. During the winter, going out for walks, is hard, but with the snow even I went for a walk by myself last night for an hour just so I could spend some time in the snow. Of course to take pictures, but also to just see the snow and feel like on a holiday. Snow is beautiful and somehow through it’s reflective quantities makes the world brighter. I actually left open my blinds last night to sleep with the light that was reflected form the snow. It brightens the day even if the sky is cloudy.
Snow is magical. It glitters and just gives me the mood to listen to fairytale music and feel like I am in a completely different world. It even changes how you feel after a day in the snow. You get into your warm house, get a nice hot chocolate and want to be all cozy. Personally it relaxes me and clears my mind just going for a nice walk in the snow.
I really wished I could go to Switzerland or somewhere with mountains just to watch. I wished I could just sit down somewhere (where I wouldn’t freeze my butt) and just watch the snow, falling down, but also the joy and smiles coming to people’s and kids faces. With all what is happening with COVID not many kids or people can play during their breaks like they used to. You can’t play with a basketball or football. Not as much sport and social interaction, but playing with snow, I could physically see kids brighten up and bloom within seconds of touching snow.
Call me Chrissi! 