Cold Cold Days

The winter months in Korea have been long and cold. Every morning one must layer up or loose toes. It all starts with the tights/leggings (layered over with ski-socks), followed by some long john's and then a pair of loose jeans (both loose from the layers beneath and the lack of a Korean dryer) once the lower half is nestled three layers deep the top half demands a tanktop, tshirt, longsleeve, a wool sweater, (possibly a fleece) and then a down parka that reaches mid-calf. Once these steps are complete the snow-boots go on, a hat is placed atop the curly cues, and gloves are pulled on (one or two pairs depending on wind chill). The last step is the Korean scarf. "How is this scarf different," you may ask. Well a Korean scarf is almost a mini-blanket of sorts. It is long enough to wrap around your head twice and wide enough to cover from the chest to the eyes (scarf pictured is the American style). As unattractive as it may appear, it does the job of keeping one warm in -17*C (or 1*F).