These raccoons were bred beginning from a young age, get their yearly shots, and live a happy and healthy life (maybe too healthy... as the raccoon's stomach was as big as mine after eating at a all you can eat buffet), so they are quite safe to be around with.
Again, as a reminder: Please do not try to pet wild raccoons. They can be very dangerous despite their cute demeanor.
On my trip to the beach, I thought that the pine trees growing near the sea were pretty cool because I never thought that pine trees could grow in sand. My boyfriend and I had a lovely walk as we took in the picturesque scenery of the beach on our left and the pine trees on our right. He heard that these were planted here specifically by villagers a long time ago in order to protect themselves from the strong winds coming from the east sea. I can’t find information to verify his story, but it seems like a plausible explanation.
A great cause of concern nowadays is the fine dust pollution (미세먼지오염 mi-se meon-ji oh-yeom). The air has been particularly bad the past week. Just this Tuesday (March 5, 2019), the fine dust pollution was reported to have reached an all-time high since records started in 2015. The government usually enforces certain measures to minimize the effects on citizens, such as banning cars that emit too much diesel, restricting coal operations, temporarily closing or reducing classes or business hours, or restricting outside activities.
