初めての冬も寒さに慣れていないので大変でした。でも、できるだけ早く適応しようと努めたし、うまくいったと思う。半年後には英語を話せるようになりました。
(My first winter was also quite hard because you are not used to how cold it is. But I just tried to adapt as quickly as I could and I think I did well. I was speaking English after six months.)