<p>I lived in Eugene for 7 years before moving to California and the weather most certainly IS depressing. You can go months without even seeing the sun and the rain is enough to make any enthusiast dread the drench. I didn’t realize how much I missed the warm sun until coming back to California. If you decide to go to U of O know what you are getting yourself into, they even have light therapy for the depression onset by the dreary days.</p>