In fact it had started to snow earlier, but we didn’t know how bad it was as we had been indoors most of the time. When we headed out, snow was about 5 inches thick. The weather forecast had it that a blizzard had hit the area. Visibility was very bad and one could hardly see the road.

No matter how bad it was, both my housemate and I were determined to get home in one piece. Blizzard or no blizzard!! It was no use trying to wait for the campus bus or try to hail a cab. No one who was in the right frame on mind would want to be on the roads during this time. In fact the police had advised motorists to stay off the roads.

Leaving us with no choice, we decided to walk. Our apartment was a few blocks from the library. It was cold…but we just had to brave the freezing temperature and the blowing icy winds. It was one of our most daring attempts and also was one of the longest walk of our lives I guess. Braving the snow storm was really a challenge. We were like zombies…all wrapped up and walking wobbly in the snow.

We got home alright…exhausted and very cold. Our feet were almost numb from the walk….and our cheeks were red like the Eskimos. Lucky for us..it only took us a few mugs of hot chocolate to “defrost” ourselves. But that was surely some experience to remember…and that Christmas season became very snowy season for most of us ;-)