It was the winter of 2019. I had been living in Germany for 8 years and I had never quite gotten used to be constantly cold. Back in California I could get away with wearing a denim jacket over a dress, but not here. In Germany my winter wardrobe was a black pair of jeans with a black turtleneck sweater, worn with black boots and topped off with a burgundy headband to try and add color whilst keeping my ears warm. I had learned to loath the months from December to March because of this…