I love to stay indoors during the winter. Even after growing up in Canada, enduring the lake effect snow of upstate New York and 18 years of Minnesota winters, I’ve never fully embraced the cold. Yet, The Legend of Gord the Green is why I still venture outdoors. Gord was a fellow student at Carleton University in Ottawa. Our campus buildings were connected by heated underground tunnels (similar to the University of Minnesota). One day,
Gord accepted a dare to not step outside from January through April. It is said that when he finally emerged into the sunlight, his skin had turned green. To this day, whenever I realize I’ve barely been outside, I make myself get out and explore. Last year, I discovered a cornucopia of activities that will wow even the most dedicated of homebodies. Added bonus? Not all of them are outdoors, because sometimes we have to embrace our inner Gord, but not indulge him. On one of those days where my indoorsy self refused to leave the house, I picked up The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata
