Connected
June 27, 2010
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The world is too small.
It’s a small world afterall ~
I believe I am connected to the world.
: )
My cousin left yesterday to study abroad for a whole year in South Korea. 화이팅!
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Four of my friends are leaving in August / September to study abroad in Japan. Another is heading to South Korea. Two friends are currently teaching abroad in South Korea.
This August counts two years since I left. It feels really strange because I understand Korea more than the United States. Flashbacks and still images lurk in my head. They are vivid, more beautiful than anything I have ever grasp or fought for. Returning home, the experiences I had in Korea made me feel royalty here. I can’t really explain these feelings to anyone. I can’t explain how sometimes my eyes tear up because I miss what I had given and what Korea has given me. I can’t explain how Korea is perhaps my everything, or how I get misjudged as being obsessed with Korea. I can’t explain my excited feeling when I learn someone has a connection with Korea. My jittery feelings take control of me. Connecting with ROTEX and Rotary International Youth Exchange is awesome, but no doubt there is something missing. The current exchange students are slowly preparing to go home. The future exchange students are slowly preparing to head out. I remember when it hit me, Bang~ I’m going to Korea, I am going to miss home. Today, I live a regular everyday life and find many ties to South Korea. It is attraction that pulls South Korea to me, and even if there is a knot on the line, I will untie it instead of cutting it. I have gained many wonderful things in the past two years. I’m not saying that my life was awful before Korea, but I sure can’t remember my old self. I appreciate – I love love love life. I am thankful for the life-experiences, and I want to travel to new places but I won’t ever leave Korea in the shadows. I am sending out my final newsletter before the month ends. Annyong.
It seems like everyone is going abroad these days. You really are a trendsetter
I wasn’t gone as long as you, and I didn’t even go to a place that was so different than the states, but I feel like I can still relate to your thoughts…I’m glad you had such a great time over there and I hope it’s inspiring to life.