Thursday, September 1, 2011

A Taste of Every Season in Korea

In Korea, the seasons change on the first of the month, rather than being ordained by solstices or equinoxes.  So today, being September 1st, marks the onset of autumn.  I came in February, when it was still winter, and I've been here for the duration of both spring and summer.  Now I'm here in fall.  It's a strange feeling to have tasted all four seasons in Korea now.  I know, too, though, that saying I've experienced all four seasons in half a year's time is flawed inherently.  But it's certainly a fun, if misrepresented, idea to think that I've seen a whole year in under seven months!