040//365 “Worlds apart”

On a stroll home through the park after class today I came across a handful of people taking advantage of one of many outdoor ice rinks for a quick lunchtime skate. Moments later I encountered a whole school of children enjoying a little afternoon sledge.

When I was that age snow meant staying indoors during lunch and watching the janitor salt every surface in sight. There is such a different approach to health and safety here - one that considers that individuals have might have some sort of, I don’t know, common sense?