Made for the cold

Last week our temperatures were in the 50's and we consider that warm. Today it was so cold that I even considered wearing a warm cap. I say that because my hair is naturally thick so it usually prevents me from wearing anything on my head.

It's at times like this that I see how evolution has helped me for cold weather. Truth be said, I prefer the cold weather over hot weather any time of the year. Having been born in Quito Ecuador my body adjusted for that kind of climate.

Quito's altitude, at 2820 M (9252 feet), Quito is almost twice as high as Denver, Colorado. This is why Ecuadoreans usually tend to have the following traits:

1. We're small in stature

2. We have thick black hair

3. Men and women usually have bigger chest cavity's than most people

4. Most men and women have big noses

We all know that the smaller you are, the more you have a tendency to keep body warmth. The thick black hair helps keep the cold weather from reaching your head. Our chest cavity's are bigger because of the elevation in Quito. The air is extremely thin and thus as part of evolution we were given bigger noses to take in more air.

While it is frigid outside, at least I can bundle up with my thermals, scarf, gloves, and anything to help me with this weather. In the hot weather there's not much I can do to alleviate the heat. I guess that's why I'm a cold weather person.

So which one are you? A cold or hot weather person?