Being out of your element is a very vulnerable and exhilarating experience at the same time. Humans are just like any other animal that have to learn how to adapt to not only different situations, but also to different climates. My match is the snow. It is very interesting to think that snow is the exact same molecule as liquid water…a medium that I feel comfortable in. I am not scared of water, but initial encounters in the snow can be quite terrifying for a fishy out of water. Snow is something that has been very foreign to me in my life and even after living a year in Germany it is hard to put mittens and coats on. I am learning how to adapt and I am learning how to snowboard. Snow hurts. Badly. 10x more than water. But, when confronted with a challenge, all I can do is respond the way any other animal would. I try to survive and I try to win. I become a player on a foreign battlefield and try to make the snow my home.
