{"id":5559,"date":"2023-10-19T12:07:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=5559"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:07:40","slug":"mia-p-how-to-survive-the-boston-winter-from-a-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2023\/10\/19\/mia-p-how-to-survive-the-boston-winter-from-a-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia P: How to Survive the Boston Winter, From a California"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHow bad is the cold?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cHow should I prepare for the weather?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cAre the winters in Boston really THAT bad?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

As a COM Ambassador, these are probably the most frequently asked questions I get from potential or incoming students \u2014 and it\u2019s a valid question. Boston winters are no joke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming from sunny Southern California, I was also uneasy moving to the Northeast as someone who had never experienced a real winter. Now that I\u2019m in my senior year at BU, it\u2019s safe to say that I\u2019m used to it by now. I don\u2019t actually find the winter to be THAT intolerable, but it can definitely be hard for others come November through January. So, here are my tips for making the winters better at BU!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. INVEST IN A WARM COAT<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This sounds pretty self-explanatory and maybe obvious, but investing in a solid, warm winter coat is <\/span>everything. <\/span><\/i>I\u2019m not saying that you need to drop hundreds of dollars on the latest Canada Goose jacket, but in this case quality really is key. Definitely check out brands like The North Face, Columbia, or Uniqlo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. ACCESSORIZE\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Beanies, scarves, and mittens will save you. I\u2019m a huge fan of beanies myself because no one tells you the pain of your ears freezing. Also, these things make a winter outfit complete!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. ENJOY WINTER ACTIVITIES<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        There are some facets of winter that don\u2019t involve the weather. One of my favorite memories at BU was the first time it snowed freshman year and everyone left their dorms to go play outside! There are also lots of opportunities to go ice skating and do other holiday activities, like the Snowport market downtown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. DON\u2019T LET WINTER STOP YOUR HOBBIES<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Something I was really worried about was if the cold would stop me from doing the things I love. I love to be outside and workout outside \u2014 and while a Noreaster may not make an outdoor run doable, buying some warm workout gear has helped me keep up with my hobbies despite the cold. It\u2019s really important that you keep up with the things you enjoy and not let winter kill your whole vibe!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          \u201cHow bad is the cold?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cHow should I prepare for the weather?\u201d \u201cAre the winters in Boston really THAT bad?\u201d As a COM Ambassador, these are probably the most frequently asked questions I get from potential or incoming students \u2014 and it\u2019s a valid question. Boston winters are no joke.\u00a0 Coming from sunny Southern California, … Continue reading Mia P: How to Survive the Boston Winter, From a California<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44601],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5560,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5559\/revisions\/5560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}