There I go, complaining about the weather again. What can I say? I’m not much of an outside person.

What’s really interesting is that I never had any sort of allergy problem until I came to Korea. I guess the air in Texas was super different or something.

It’s been suggested to me that my negative reactions to these weather changes, especially during the warmer months, could be due to Yellow Dust. For the curious folks, Yellow Dust is basically dry soil particles that are carried in from China via wind during the springtime months. What makes it worse is that these particles can often contain pollutants and viruses that can do some serious damage to anyone that breathes in the dusty air. Doesn’t sound too good, right? That’s one of the reasons why so many people here in Korea (as well as other countries) can be seen wearing those face masks while they walk around outside.

Despite all that, Korea really does become a beautiful place during springtime. With everything from sea partings to cherry blossoms, there are plenty of things to see before it gets too hot to enjoy being outside.

What are your favorite activities to do during spring? Honestly speaking, if it weren’t for me feeling sick and weird during these months, I wouldn’t mind finding one of those nice little pagoda looking things to take an afternoon nap in.