Dear Korea, You’ve taught me how to love and forgive myself more. Lessons I should have embraced a long time ago. The little girl inside me is starting to heal in ways I never thought possible. It’s been a very emotional time for me since moving to Seoul. Today as I finally got around to hanging up clothes from their previous home of my suitcase, … Continue reading Healing old wounds
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw I’ve found that one of the most wonderful things about getting older is discovering who you truly are and who you want to be. Dear Korea, You’re helping me reflect on the person I’ve been and develop the person I want to become. Identity is considered a person’s conception and expression of … Continue reading Searching for identity
“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” Paulo Coelho Dear Korea, You reminded me that chances of a lifetime will come with tests of willpower and choice. But I still believe in fate. I left an amazing, stable life to move to Seoul! I uprooted five years of building my life in a city where I had stability and comforts that I miss daily. … Continue reading Seoul in three weeks
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“I seem to have run in a great circle, and met myself again on the starting line. “ Jeanette Winterson, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit I finally made it! I want to live and breathe your culture. See your art. Taste your food. Learn how you think, speak, act and feel. I’m here in Seoul with arms wide open ready to love you and … Continue reading Coming back home
Love Letters to Korea 