Just over one month left in Seoul! Hard to believe. The days and weeks at this job are just flying by. I’m sure I’ll return to Korea, someday, possibly to teach again. Hopefully at a university this time. Seoul again? Jeju Island? Or . . . ? The ocean certainly sounds appealing, but both the idea and the actual thing are too far away at present.
This morning it’s cool, but today is apparently going to be 30 degrees. The humidity is increasing daily: rainy season is almost here! Pale orange peaches are growing bigger outside the apartment window. On the 3rd floor, I can look out directly into the trees. Lush green growth everywhere. Roses are wilting and dropping petals beside sidewalks; here and there a pumpkin vine is blooming big bright orange flowers. Little vegetable gardens in random places wherever you go. I feel like I could endlessly explore this place. I felt that way when I first arrived in the city of Gwangju in 2005, and I still feel it 4 years later. The architecture, the natural landscape and climate, the culture and traditions here . . . the food . . .
Morning coffee number two. Shady trees outside, with all their mesmerising layers of green; slow whir of a circular fan inside. Quiet time with a book. Another day with high-energy children about to begin.
Enjoy your last month!