Cold to the bone in Switzerland

 
I have been living in Switzerland for the past 20 years. It’s a wonderful country aside from the weather! For 20 years, I have shivered even during the summer …
I know that people will ask how can I make such a statement. What even during the summer? That’s not possible, the temperature can rise over 30°C … My stock reply: “that’s correct but in general it only lasts a day or two and then the rain begins”. Unfortunately, the long summer days and nights in Switzerland are very short.
Well to understand where I am coming from, you have to know a little bit more about me. My origins are from the desert and I grew up in tropical countries in Asia and the South Pacific. So temperatures of less than 35°C are really not for me … 
Don’t get me wrong! I love the winter in Switzerland
After all, this is where I first discovered the snow. When I was a child, I would ask my mother “what’s the snow like?” She would reply “open the freezer and you will see snow …” Well when I first saw the landscape covered by a white blanket, experienced the silence and the crunch under my feet when hiking, I was enchanted. And yet at the same time, I was cold to the bone.
Nostalgia
I am nostalgic for the smells of my childhood, the hot sun warming my bones, the wide expanse of open ocean and the crystal blue waters. Take a look at the video of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu and you will understand what I am talking about …