Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 13:25

hey, i have heard of your about you, so i whated to ask you a question, how cold is it there? and how much sun light can u get there? do u have to wear sunglasses from the light? thanks from chloee

Tom Lane

Hi Chloee, Thanks for the questions.It's been fairly cold here. When I first arrived several weeks ago the morning temperatures were -20F. This morning it is +20F. I think we've had perhaps 2 days when it got up to the mid 30's. It is definitely still wintertime. The light is noticeably different. It is light by 5:30am and stays light till at least 10:30pm. The days are much longer than what I am used to.
Yes, I wear sunglasses all the time even when the sun isn't really out. Everything is white so the light reflects readily and makes it very bright.