Korean rainy season without any rain!

After experiencing last year's rainy season I think it's fair to say that us foreign folk were a little apprehensive about its return this year. Last year brought with it day long torrential showers, soaking wet mornings at work and that's not to mention the horrific floods it caused throughout Seoul and other parts of the country.

So this year I was all prepared. I knew what to expect AND I had my brand-spanking-new, and beautiful I might add, Hunter wellies all ready to go. But it just never seemed to happen. Of course we did have some rain but not much and practically nothing compared to last year! And for some reason, I was really lucky this year, and seemed to avoid it almost entirely. I say 'lucky' refusing to acknowledge that it was actually Mother Nature's way of laughing at the fact I spent almost £100 on a pair of rain boots I've worn three times. And required only once. Marvellous. When it did rain, it seemed to rain through the night or during the hours I was at work staying dry for my walks to and from school making it the best rainy season in the history of all rainy seasons.

Of course that did not keep the soaring temperatures at bay and it's been just as hot as the previous two summers I've been here. It's next to impossible to walk five minutes down the street without breaking out into a sweat and I'm finding that I'm spending my time looking forward to getting home and 'back under my precious air con.' Thank the Lord for the invention of that. Life would be pretty damn unbearable now without it! If only I could pack it up and take in on my SE Asian adventure with me. Hmm..

I won't be seeing temperatures like this once I'm back in England!