Summer has arrived

I woke up yesterday to the first blue skies since I've been in Korea. What else did I wake up to? A steaming blast of heat when I walked outside. Yes, that's right, summer has arrived in Korea. Those days in Cincinnati when "heat advisory" is all over the news? When you're told to stay inside unless.... well unless you're being driven to the ER from heat exhaustion? Well, it's like that every day here until mid-September apparently. I can't really describe the intensity of the heat here. The sun beats down on you, the humidity just sits there, and everything and everyone is baked by the sun and heat. Maybe if hell exists, it's summer in Southeast Asia.

As for me? I survived my first summer day in Korea. Did I like it? Eh, it actually was ok. The sunshine was so pretty, and once you're inside it's not so bad. It's the humidity that's the worst. If you think it goes away once the sun goes down... WRONG. It was so hot out last night that walking was a task, even a 45 min walk. You're sticky, sweaty, and just plain gross...all day long. And sleeping at night, even with 2 fans on you and an AC on, is fun too.

At this point I opt for buying a kiddie pool, dragging it up to the roof, and filling it up with ice water once an hour...

Cheers!