Yet another day away from home

Korea is an interesting place. The people are generally very very kind and gracious. It’s a culture shock to find cars waiting for people to cross the entire street, whether it’s a 2 lane road or an 8 lane avenue, they just wait. Everyone uses manners at all times, never leaving a thank you or have a good day unsaid. They insist on paying for everything when out to dinner or a show, even if it is the 3rd time in a row they’ve done it. Such a unique place in that respect.

The country itself is beautiful, which I wasn’t entirely expecting. A lot of green, even in the cities. Everything here is vertical since you can only do so much with the space you have. You see restaurants and coffee shops on the third and fourth floors in many places. Malls are common and vibrant with tons of people walking around at all times. It’s another thing that we’d find unusual at home, but it’s an expected thing here because you want to shop for things in one place.

None of this changes my missing home. I found myself sitting here watching videos from Duo messages and hangouts while I waiting for the end of the day. It wasn’t easy to hide that I missed home, not that I’m hiding it per se, just that I don’t want to break down into a jumbled mess while trying to do my job in front of a dozen other people. I went outside for a break and sat, alone, in a secluded little area, just sad. Happy to have the videos, sad that I’m not there to make the videos.

I love my children, and I love the woman who made them. I miss them tons each and every moment of each and every day, and nothing will ever change the love I feel for the three of them.

Love, Papa