Merry Christmas to all! I have journeyed long and far, and I have made my return home for the first Christmas with my family in 5 years. What do I reap from my harvest of family tidings? Sentimentality and comfort. I am so relieved to be home and have it feel so normal. I know of all the things Korea has given to me, it has clearly retrieved my sense of family value. I am so lucky to be able to share things with my family, immediate and extended. I have never been so close to so many people I'm related to.
Christmas has always been a time of good feelings and family traditions. I love Christmastime. It was hard in Korea when it wasn't so important to the rest of the country. I didn't know much or relate well to the more important Korean holidays of Cheusok or Lunar New Year. Christmas is the BIGGEST holiday for Canada, and I've always felt it's a time of showing others and especially family you care and love them.
I mean, in the past there was a fair share of drama to liven up the cold evenings cooped up with people who "weren't speaking" to each other, but not this year. I just see and feel lots of normal happiness with love everywhere. I really feel loved by my family, and I really feel like this is an excellent Christmas.
May everyone find joy and their moment of solace this holiday.
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