When I left Korea to go to Canada in 1976, I was with my parents. Being able to live and grow up in Canada was one of the biggest blessings of my life. I felt peace, quiet, confident and knew that all would be well no matter what happened. I had a great education, great friends and we lived well although we did not become super rich. We enjoyed trips, restaurents and Montreal is just lovely in the summer. My friends are just miraculous.
So why am I packing that life and coming to Korea?
It seems that I made a decision that one day, I'll come back when we left way back.
I also want to learn and learn to love my native country. Also because this place has so much history - sad a lot of times. This is the place my great grand father loved so much that he spent 40 years of his life fighting for its independence. With all of its beauty and abundance, people here seem super agitated. I heard about 10,000 $ fee to get into a private primary school, if the kid did not get in by winning the ticket when they do the random selection. This is totally crazy. Some parents spent $600 per kid per month just to teach English, never mind the piano lessons, golf lessons, Taekwondo lessons etc....
I am so glad I did not grow up in that kind of madness. I studied just a little bit in High-school and help run the family business every day. When I went to college, that was when I had to stop because the heavier academic demands.
I wish there was a blender somewhere between these two cultures.
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