As Saturday -the day of our departure from Korea- gets inevitably closer, Katie and I find ourselves experiencing a mixture of happiness and sadness about returning home. The dominant emotion is, of course, happiness, as we can't wait to see our family and friends. But seeing loved ones at home means leaving loved ones here in Korea. And, truth be known, leaving Korea itself is a bit heart-wrenching after having made it our home for awhile. By Saturday afternoon we will be high above the Pacific Ocean, rushing back toward the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. Korea, with all its quirkiness and insular innocence, will be fading away into the distance. It's truly hard to believe just how soon we'll find ourselves back on the other side of the "looking glass"...
By the way, the kid in the picture is Joe, one of my lowest-level students. I gave them all American flag stickers and they went crazy, immediately affixing them to pencil cases (and pencils), bags, backpacks, electronic dictionaries, and cell phones.
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