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It's the end of August and in many countries in the hemisphere, like the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, or Japan, that means one thing. Summer is ending. The days are still hot, but soon the air will cool down. The leaves will change color, and fall will begin.

But here's the funny part. Not everyone in the world is saying goodbye to summer. In the southern

hemisphere, places like Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, or Australia, August doesn't mean the end of summer at all.

It actually means the end of winter. In September, people there are ready to welcome spring.

I notice every year with my students, while people in Europe or North America are saying,

Wow, summer went by so fast. My Brazilian students are telling me, finally, winter is over.

We always laugh about it together.

Same date on the calendar, completely different seasons.

Sometimes I even joke, can you send me some of your sunshine?

I'll send you my cold weather in exchange.

Why is it like this?

Well, the earth is divided into two halves.

The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.

And the seasons are opposite.

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