Dear Winter at Uconn,

I know you aren't here yet, and fall is only beginning, but I feel your cold presence slowly creeping in.

Please stay away. It is so hard to make it to class when it is 20 degrees out. Not only do I want to just stay in bed all day, but I have no motivation to do work because I just want to be a burrito wrapped in my blanket.

Sure, you're beautiful when there's snow, but only from afar. I do not want to be slipping down the sidewalk covered in snow to get to class. Walking around in the snow is the worst thing ever. Our boots are either too small or not waterproof enough so our socks get wet. Walking in cold wet socks is not only awful and uncomfortable, but it can get us sick! I don't have time to get sick during the semester.

Oh and don't get me started on the wind. Why is Uconn a wind tunnel? It is completely unnecessary. Whoever designed the school layout really messed up. I'm an average weight and sometimes the wind gets so strong that it actually blows me over or gets me off my balance. That should not be happening at a school!

Furthermore, once you do make it to class, it's awful. We get so soaked with sweat from trying to dress warmly that the whole class period we're sticky and cold. That is not a good mix.

Winter, you are very unpredictable. Some years you are fine, and other years you are awful. Or even within one winter, some days it feels like I'm going to die, and other days it feels like I'm going to freeze.

If you could just like chill, not literally, but just maybe stay above 32 degrees, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

From,

A cold student