Tag: south-korea
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Family
Guangzhou When I was younger, I would go back to China to visit my extended relatives every few years. We would arrive like strangers but would leave like we had been living together for years. The big family dinners at the restaurants were filled with different emotions – joy from jokes and funny stories, annoyance…
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A Late Spring
Cherry blossoms While everyone back home were posting pictures of cherry blossoms, I was only seeing small blooms in Seoul. Cherry blossom season is a popular time for tourists to come to Korea. However, this year, they were met with some obstacles and only lasted a week before the rain came and the petals fluttered…
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Life Lately. (in words)
Workday evening The sun sets. Cars move in an organized manner like ants along the road.They curl around the city for rest and food. An ecosystem sprawls from either side of the main road.Like the labyrinth of an anthill. Lined with neon signs, a narrow path calls you home.Come eat. Come drink. You’ve worked hard…
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The Road Ahead
My sister and I once asked my mom to give us each a Chinese proverb. For mine, she gave me this: 不要心急, 要積極. which it’s meaning is translated to “don’t be impatient, but persevere”. Sinchon Station Exit 8 The real beginning started this month. I moved away from the cozy neighbourhood in Gangnam-gu and settled…
I. L. Chang 