Spring/Jochiwon Cherry Blossom Festival
We've been told that spring in Korea is short and sweet. Followed by a long, hot, humid summer. Spring is also known for having really terrible air quality, fine yellow dust particles, which blow over from Mongolia/China. Cue children, elderly, and everyone in between wearing face masks. Taking the scenic route to the grocery store ☺ On the plus side, the temperature has been nicely hanging around 60 F, with lows in the high 30s-40s and highs in the 70s. It's been a nice change of pace from the chilly winter. There is still a lot of wind, and rain, but actually the rain helps to improve air quality so it's actually a good thing. So, about ten or so days ago we saw a glimpse of our first cherry blossoms right in front of our apartment. I was really excited. Although the trees in Sejong are quite small, there are a lot of them that have been planted and over the course of the following week they all began to bloom. They looked like cotton candy trees, light pink clou