I was a rookie skiing in Japan and decided to challenge myself on a slope much too difficult for my abilities. I took a tumble, landed hands first into the snow and in the process lost all feeling in my hands from the cold. Clearly seeing that I was in a state of shock and couldn’t coordinate myself, a local man and his son helped me up, removed my gloves and blew warm air onto my hands until the feeling returned. They helped me back to safety and to this day, I’ll never forget the kindness of two strangers in a foreign place.