Today while I was riding on the bus, my aunt called and told me not to run around wet, but to buy an umbrella as soon as I got off the bus at the nearest 7-11. She was watching on the news that there was a possibility of some of the radioactive rain headed to Korea since it was raining today. After getting off at my stop, I grabbed one of the free newspapers to cover my head (more like my face) until I reached a “Buy the Way” which is like a CVS with no pharmacy. Really it’s more like a gas station without the gas. I got a simple white umbrella for 3,500₩ (do you remember how much that equals?).
Anyway, a lot of the schools near her apartment were cancelled, and her husband told her not to leave the house all day. Probably better to be safe than sorry though, since she’s going to be giving birth in 3 weeks.
Maybe eventually I’ll get one of those face mask things, but really more because of the yellow dust storms, not so much the miniscule radiation that Korea might get. Here’s an article about about the school closings today because of the fear of radiation rain.
(borrowed pic from msnbc- Korean environmental activists today)
Halfie in Seoul 