When we arrived the weather was freezing, colder than anything I've ever felt, it is only like 5-7 degrees Celsius though, so not as bad as I was expecting. Everywhere inside is heated so that is fine. Our apartment has underfloor heating so it wasn't too cold. There were three quilts/duvets on the bed when we arrived and we needed all of them to be warm.
Then in April it started to warm up, I will never forget when we were at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Jinhae, it was the first weekend we wore T-shirts. It was amazing not to have to wear a jersey or a jacket and to have sun on our bare skin.
From then on it got consistently warmer and by the time of the Ulsan Whale festival at the end of April we were in shorts and dresses. At the festival there was a foreigner Dragon Boat Race. This was so much fun, foreigners from all over Korea came to race the Dragon Boats. Our team came third.
Then ended the spring and the humidity got out of control, everyone was using fans and the air-con was blasting in the classroom, at home, in the store. The humidty was unbearable. I can do hot, I just can do humid. The Koreans cherish their pale complexion and would hate to get a tan. They wear long clothing and always use an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun. I don't know how they do it in the heat. I have heard of a girl putting sunblock on in class so she wouldn't get burnt from the classroom lights, i mean have you ever...
The fan is something they love and wave around all day
Beach is covered with umbrellas, you wouldn't want to get caught out in the sunlight.
Umbrellas block out the sun on a summers day.
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Ajummas love the visor. It can protect their whole face form the sun.
Now we have moved into the fall/autumn and the humidity just disappeared one day and now there is a definite chill in the air. Jerseys and coats are coming out. The students no longer carry around their fans, they now have small lap blankets with them where ever they go.
Wow I am dreading winter. I think I'm going to freeze. -20 degrees Celsius...
Then in April it started to warm up, I will never forget when we were at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Jinhae, it was the first weekend we wore T-shirts. It was amazing not to have to wear a jersey or a jacket and to have sun on our bare skin.
Then ended the spring and the humidity got out of control, everyone was using fans and the air-con was blasting in the classroom, at home, in the store. The humidty was unbearable. I can do hot, I just can do humid. The Koreans cherish their pale complexion and would hate to get a tan. They wear long clothing and always use an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun. I don't know how they do it in the heat. I have heard of a girl putting sunblock on in class so she wouldn't get burnt from the classroom lights, i mean have you ever...
Now we have moved into the fall/autumn and the humidity just disappeared one day and now there is a definite chill in the air. Jerseys and coats are coming out. The students no longer carry around their fans, they now have small lap blankets with them where ever they go.
Wow I am dreading winter. I think I'm going to freeze. -20 degrees Celsius...
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