Opinion: Growing Up In Kenya Really Does Not Prepare You For Chicago's Deep Freeze
Esther Ngumbi's dad back home had no idea what advice to give her about surviving the historic low temperatures. And he definitely wanted to know what that kind of cold feels like.
On Tuesday night, the state of Illinois where I live, and many surrounding states, were bracing for bone-chilling temperatures as low as minus 23 degrees with a wind chill temperature of around minus 40.
Having grown up in Kenya, where the 60s is as low as it usually goes, I was worried about how I'd cope. So were my family and friends back home.
