warm weather is (finally) here.

although it seemed that it would never be warm in korea again, it finally is. warm. its just a shame that we pretty much skipped spring and landed right in summer. although the weather has been in the 70′s for the most part and its hot. what in the world happened to my thin floridian blood?? oh yeah, the longest snow filled winter of my life.

i think my favorite thing about the warm weather is the smell. everything has a scent. when everything is cold, it doesnt seem to smell like anything. now, you can smell everyones dinner cooking while walking through the streets. the smoke from burning herbs at the chinese medicine clinic downstairs from my school has begun to crawl up the stairs again (making the place smell a little like weed). and, strangely enough, my kitchen has once again started to smell like red ginseng. whoever lived here before me must have had stock in the stuff. its great because i came here in august and it was only warm for a month. now, smelling all of this stuff reminds me of when i first came to korea and its like getting excited about the same stuff all over again!

this year has already been full of adventure. nicole came and visited. ive seen more temples. went to pohang. weht to everland. going to jeju island this weekend. and for every weekend that i havent been out and exploring the country, i have started a fun new way to explore daegu. i have decided to go to every subway stop in daegu and chronicle my experience. we have only done this once – ive been doing too much stuff on the weekends to allow time – but i intend to continue this practice whenever i am in town on the weekends.

so, i will be blogging this adventure and hopefully there will be so so so much to say. i cant see how there couldnt be. the first day, we found a freaking POPEYES!!!! oh america, the only merit you have is your cuisine. speaking of, if taco bell isnt open the next time i go to itaewon, i am going to flip out. how long does it take to open a taco bell?! it takes less than a week to tear down a business and open a new one everywhere else in korea! get with the program!