Seoul 2022

This was the sign that greeted me, though it was hard to see at first because I didn’t have my glasses on. The closer I got, the more it shifted into focus, along with Yoomin’s massive grin. It had been a trick all along! It was equally delightful and relieving to see her there; a long overdue reunion first, and no busses second. Her dad was also there, who I forgot to bow to, but did practice some of my rudimentary Korean on. It seemed to be intelligible.

A heron appeared to be walking on water as we walked back alongside the pond. The park carried on for a while, all the way back to the entrance/exit on the other side. There was a beautiful tree with leaves so deep red it could have been smashed raspberries.