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Meeting New Friends & Experiencing Seasons

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 Near the end of March was the beginning of the cherry blossom season here in Korea. The weather started getting warmer but the air also felt a little suffocating. On the day my friends and I visited the river where we could see the early blooms in Gangnam, the sky was noticeably foggy and the air felt too dry to breathe.  Cherry blossoms at KU science campus I never experienced living in an area with changing seasons since Hawaii is always hot throughout the year. When I saw flowers starting to bloom in the trees and bushes that were once dead, it was so beautiful that it felt like I was walking down a flower aisle at school. But sadly it doesn't forever as they quickly die and become green.  The flower view on campus Studying on a bench on campus It was shocking to know cherry blossoms can't last more than two weeks, a friend I met from New Zealand said their blossoms can last a month. The short time I lived in Korea from March to April was one of the best memories ever. Besi