Out of Step Season
She hugs herself
hands tucked inside the pocket
of her company logo apron
Just short of shivering
she stands on the concrete floor
below the sky-high ceiling
and the vents that blast a cold front
through the enormous store
A November storm in August
and she has left her jacket at home
8/4/19
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
One of the big cultural adjustments I had to make when we emigrated was getting used to AC and to how cold some stores, restaurants etc keep their spaces. Honestly my body never really adjusted and I hate that feeling of stepping between very low temperatures and high temperatures so my adjustment was to try and remember to have a light cardigan or hoodie in the car for if I needed to layer up.
I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve never gotten used to it, too. I do the sweater thing as well. And I remember many times when working in an office I needed to take a break outside sometimes to warm up.