It Winter In Australia — Is

Mia sat up, pulling the blanket tighter. “Wait—so right now, in Australia, it’s actually winter?”

It was the middle of July, and thirteen-year-old Mia was video-calling her cousin, Leo, who lived in Melbourne, Australia. Mia was in Toronto, Canada, wrapped in a thick fleece blanket, a mug of hot chocolate steaming in her hands. Outside her window, snow was falling heavily, piling up on the cars and sidewalks. is it winter in australia

“Brrr,” Mia said, shivering dramatically. “It’s so cold here, Leo. I can’t feel my toes. Tell me something warm.” Mia sat up, pulling the blanket tighter

Leo shook his head. “Not down here. You know the seasons are flipped, right? When you’re bundling up for winter, we’re shivering through July and August. Yesterday, the temperature dropped to five degrees Celsius. That’s cold for us!” Outside her window, snow was falling heavily, piling

Mia smiled and watched a snowflake melt on her windowpane. The world was big and upside down in the best way.

“So you’re not having beach weather?” she asked.