How to enjoy the winter, a Colombian advice

Everybody knows that winter is the coldest season of the year, but some like me don't know. Also, the sun is a "lazy guy" for two or three months. It gets up late and goes to sleep early, and is not warm enough to heat up your body. The worst part is how long the cold is, more than four months. In Calgary the weather is really crazy. Today we can have an amazing day and tomorrow it is snow, cold, and freeze.

My wife and I are tropical people. We came from Colombia, one of the countries close the Equator. That means that it is warm all year around and daylight hours are the same every day. So the winter is all new for us. And we were worried about all of these changes of our lives. The first thing that everybody says every day in winter is "keep warm." So you must buy special clothes for the winter, and "special" means expensive. But you can find good deals buying clothes, which you learn after buying expensive jackets. Winter is a hard time, but technology gives a huge help. Your apartment must have heating in good condition. Watching the weather channel in the morning helps to know how to deal with every day.
When you are ready for the cold, you will forget about the cold. You need to think positive and keep your mind busy. So you could have a full-time job or part-time job and study. Each weekend you need to practice some winter sport. In my case, I practice skating. It is very good. It is the kind of sport that you can practice with your wife and friends. Skating is not expensive like snowboarding or skiing. You can go to free frozen lakes and indoor rings. Also, the equipment is cheap. You must buy a pair of skates to skate. But you don't want to stay outside your home all winter. At home you should have some fun toys. I have my XBOX360, home theatre, PC games, and movies. You should be happy all the time.
The winter is strange for us. But each one can find a way to overcome this season. The winter is fun. We can enjoy all the new things. The snow is not a problem. It is the essential factor for winter sports. Next winter, I'm going to receive the cold much better, without concerns and with a lot of activities to do.