August 18, 2008

Dear weather

Dear Mother Nature,

I know you're quite busy and all, with controllong the weather all over the world, but I'd like to take a moment of your time to thank you for all that you do in South Korea.

I'm grateful for the heat you bestow upon us. And not just heat, you make it extra special by giving us the kind of heat that makes my skin want to melt off. And then, like Santa Claus, you throw in a bonus, and give us humidity. My favorite part of the day is when I step outside after being in my cool air conditioned apartment, and I walk into your hot and steamy creation. The sweat gathers on my back, under my arms, on my upper lip, and that's before I've even gotten down to the sidewalk. I look forward to that every single day, that moment I step outside. I love it even more when I walk long distances and you shine down upon me, scalding me with sweat, heat, and mosquitoes. It makes my heart beat a skip faster to know you love us here so much that you do this.

And now you bring the rain. And not just rain, but rain and clouds so wonderous they call it flood season. Every morning I look forward to packing an umbrella, because I know at some point in the day, showers are going to rain down on me, rain blowing from every direction, and wind whipping my umbrella into strange and unnatural shapes. And then, instead of dissapointing me with a fresh cool breeze as it normally does after a rain, you bring the stifling humidity on again.

Thank you so much, I love you.

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