My stay in South Korea has come to an end. I'll miss the food (most of it, boondaggi, no) culture and more of all the people who have come into my life.
I can't be grateful enough for all of the memories that I have with the new wonderful friends I made. My spirit was the most free when I was connecting with people. Seeing beyond culture to the person. There are beautiful souls everywhere and I'm so blessed to have met such wonderful people. The relationships we have in life are the most important. I don't believe that it's how much you talk with someone that determines how close you are with them. I feel it's some sort of unspoken connection that you get. Language barriers don't matter when two hearts truly care for each other.
I love traveling and will be a traveler for the rest of my life. With that said I've discovered you can't really understand a culture until you've lived it. Meaning that you need to be in a culture six months minimum before you can even get over yourself. For the first six months people are usually in the state of "newness" and culture shock. Nothing is really routine until you get over yourself and stop saying "In my country..." or mention how a country is better than the one you're in: you're not in your country. It's all apples and oranges, we need to stop comparing the two and appreciate the differences.
I miss everyone that we left but it wasn't goodbye...it was a see you later
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