76 days and counting.

Afternoon light.

As winter solstice approaches, most daylight hours are spent at school near the 38th parallel. The best glimpses of the rising and setting sun--on most weekdays--are from within the confines of the subway car as it emerges from it's subterranean layer. Most of the Seoul subway system is underground in the city, with the exception of a few stops on the east end of line 2. When the train comes out into the daylight on a clear day near sunset, "ews" and "ahs" can be heard from the usually private passengers, as the haze of the city illuminates in bright oranges and reds.