The weather has been warming up quite a bit this week, which has been nice for the most part (it has been a pretty long and dreary winter here). But a downside to the warmer weather is the pollution in Seoul has become much more noticeable. With the cold bite of winter gone the air seems thicker and hazier, and the smells of car exhaust and city dust hang everywhere like an invisible fog.
Fortunately we have the rain. I've never appreciated rain so much before. Even a light drizzle makes the air seem clean again, as if it's gone through a quick wash and rinse. We had a few hours of rain earlier tonight so I open our window to let a little breeze trickle into our apartment. It's invigorating, and fills the room quickly. It feels like taking a cool air-shower. Outside, I hear the buses and taxis splashing across the pavement in waves, clearer than before -- but their smell is gone, swept away into the city's storm drains. All I can smell now is the crisp, night air after a light rain storm.
It's enough to make me wanna sing.
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