Bone-chilling

It is SO COLD.

Sure, Chicago is 13 degrees F, and Alicante is 48. HOWEVER...

Our house (in Illinois) is at least heated to 70 or so.
I think this apartment is the exact temp it is outside.

What I am not looking forward to: NO DRYER!
I was fortunate enough to have a dryer at my last host family's house, even though it was VERY rare.

Now, when I do laundry, I will go from being cold and layering up, to putting on air-dried clothes that are semi-wet and 50 degrees. BRRR!

I don't think my muscles have stopped contracting from shivering since I stepped of the plane in Alicante.

Also: after I showered yesterday, I saw the steam coming off of my body. THAT IS HOW COLD IT IS.