Douglas's mom had never ever been outside her homeland before therefore it wasn't astonishing that whenever she visited live abroad together with his daddy for enough time that is very first found everything strange.
Anything else had been uncommon: the summertime that is hot its damp nights and sweltering days, plus the chilling wintertime cold that appeared to cut through the wood walls and seep relentlessly up through the floorboards associated with the homes she said appeared as if these were sitting on feet.
There have been other peculiarities too: the light that is electric which jutted out from the pavements like ancient totem poles, every person rode in vehicles and seldom went for strolls even with the strong sunlight had settled behind the encompassing hills, as well as the language.