I’m sitting here in the airport listening to BK Love. After one year, one month and one week of my life in Korea it’s coming to an end. It’s hard to describe my feelings right now. It’s part excitement to go home, part sadness to say goodbye. I have exactly 1 hour before my flight and I figured that a blog update would be a highly appropriate way to spend the time. I actually got here early. I was so worried about getting my act together that I just packed and left as soon as I could. On the one hand I can’t wait to see everyone at home again. I will be able to relax for perhaps the first time since being here. And on the other hand I’m going to be missing everything here. My feelings are so mixed it’s like they’ve been in a blender.
There are so many people I have been longing to see for so long. I try to forget about it most of the time, just put it away in the back of my mind, but now that I’m ready to go back I feel like I’m about to cry. It’s going to be so great to be home. But I’m going to miss so much here. Damn it, I shouldn’t cry at the airport. It’s so cliche.
The last few days I’ve been catching up with friends and trying to fit a year into a suitcase. This latter part is frankly not a fun task. Selecting which bits to keep and which to throw away has been tough. I’d love to have another suitcase full of my other junk but sadly it must stay behind for me to collect later. It’s funny how things just accumulate. I’m not really the type of person to like to collect things. I’m pretty good at throwing away useless possessions. So how did I get two full boxes of stuff? And what is in those boxes that I need. I can survive without them, no doubt. I just can’t remember what’s in them that’s so special. Maybe nothing. I always liked the idea of being free, just a bag and a ticket and me, travelling anywhere. But you have to factor in a few different jeans for variety, shirts, shoes (2 of each) and a sweater or two for if it’s cold. What about socks, jocks and ties (in case of a business emergency)? What about a book for company? Before you know it, you get stuck trying to throw away clothes which are not necessary, having to choose between good packing and good fashion. It’s no easy choice, but thankfully I never really had good fashion to begin with so it’s no great loss to have a few less clothes.
Anyhow, I just want to say that for those I didn’t get to see before I left, I’m sorry. I hope to catch up again when I return… one day in the near future. And for those I have left for so long… well I can’t wait to see you. I have a lot of stories to tell…
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