I just love the campus in the weeks before Christmas. It's very quiet. The few students who haven't already left are mostly sunbathing on the lawns. The lines at the coffee places are short. Some of my colleagues are in Pre-Christmas mood already, so they come in late and leave early, which makes the whole building pretty quiet as well. A good time to round up stuff, get my head around all the paper ideas, that are on my list since forever and enjoy reading papers in the sun. Love it!
Christmas .... sun.... wow.
ReplyDeleteDid you live in the Northern hemisphere before moving to Australia? Did this take getting used to?
Yeah, I lived where Christmas is closely connected with snow and darkness and heating up the tile stove. I'm still not used to having a Christmas now that's connected to sun, 40°C and BBQ at the beach. I usually nearly forget that it'll be Christmas soon and then get all stressed out with the whole presents thing - some of the usual triggers missing here. But after the cool and wet winter the sun is a wonderful treat!
ReplyDeleteChristmas evolved to deal with the cold and dark. It seems strange to separate the holiday from the climate. Strange, but fun. Maybe I'll manage a trip to southern Argentina one of these years and enjoy Christmas with the midnight sun.
ReplyDeletemmhhh, Argentina sounds nice, too. But deep in my heart I prefer polar lights over midnight sun - at least as the regular one.
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