Kaberi Dutta ChatterjeeDirector, KAA Media · Narrative Architect | Director, KAA Media Inc.

Life in Canada: Walking in minus 20 deg C wind chill

28 Jan 2019 · 3 min

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In this first‑person walking vlog, the creator films herself trudging through deep snow on a road in Canada during a -20 °C wind chill. She narrates the quiet, the crunch of snow under her boots, and the sensation of her feet sinking into the snow. Switching between English and Hindi, she comments on the need for heavy winter gear, notes a neighbor walking without headgear, and observes that the roads are still unplowed but will be cleared later. She concludes by mentioning she will leave the area the next morning, ending the video with a friendly goodbye.

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Hi everybody, I'm just sticking out my fingers to make a video, but I have to get my fingers back in this little glove. Okay, so here is the road I'm trudging on. Just wanted you to hear the sound of snow. That's the only sound in this entire area. This is so beautiful, and stepping on the snow is interesting. Very, very interesting. My feet just goes in completely. I'm wearing boots, obviously. Yeah, you have to wear boots. It's a nice feeling to step on the snow. So wonderful snow, but it's so cold. It's minus twenty. Hello, कैसे हो? बिल्कुल ठीक। आप कैसी हैं? बहुत दिनों बाद अब पूरी हेडगियर भी नहीं डाला आज बस देख ले हाँ वो वो निकली हूँ तो ये वहाँ पे पहुँच के याद आया कि आई मैं टोपी नहीं ली ला ला दी मैं इधर जा रही थी ना मैंने कहा तुम भागती हो हम फ्रीज हो जाएंगे I know I'll get frozen completely हाँ भागिए भागिए okay bye just met a neighbor so this is the snow and she's going there She's walking all the way to the next building. Imagine she's not even wearing headgear. I have to wear a monkey cap. See the snow around and the sound of snow. And the road is in front of you. Roads are not cleaned as yet, but they'll get cleaned very soon, at night possibly. So this is— I'm going to go away tomorrow morning. Okay, see you guys.