Three years. The realization that I will have lived in Korea made me wonder about the things I miss from home. Every month is gets easier to live here, but there are some things that never stop making me homesick. Especially around Christmas time. Sure, Korea changes every year, and the "holiday" season is noticeably more prominent this time around, but I miss the excitement people and love people exude this time of year back home. Korea may have the kitsch, but it doesn't have the love (well, except in Nampo :). But, we do what we can in our little place.
That being said, Beau and I had an awesome Thanksgiving with the Swarringtons and other amazing, divinely beautiful people who will be missed when they return to the motherland(s) to seek their fortune. And, we're looking forward to a Christmas filled with loving friends, and filled with gratitude that Beau's mom's (my 시엄마) "jasmine" is treatable. We wish we could be there, but we feel better knowing that she's got a great community of friends and neighbors, and is in the very capable and busy hands of my sister-in-law, who basically rocks.
Each day here is a lesson, and I feel blessed to be living a life that includes such deep joy and contentment, as well as curiosity. Merry Christmas, ya'll.
