I was at a new year’s day party a few days ago, and someone asked me what I enjoyed most about\u00a0 my two weeks in Korea visiting my\u00a0 family. A standard question like\u00a0 that usually has a boilerplate answer.\u00a0 However, on this occasion, I realized\u00a0 that no standard answer would\u00a0 apply:<\/p>\n
What I really enjoyed most was being my family on vacation in another country. \u00a0We used to vacation together all the time when I was growing up; however, our last family vacation was twelve years ago. <\/a> \u00a0 Even though I could feel all of us returning to our old roles in the “Koorse family unit”, I realized how much I missed us sharing an adventure together.<\/p>\n New Year’s Day was incredible. \u00a0I was swarmed by thousands of people in front of the bell towers! \u00a0My\u00a0claustrophobia\u00a0hit me very hard but I needed to be huddled with the masses to stay warm on that\u00a0ridiculously\u00a0cold night. \u00a0The fireworks were going off inside the crowd but surprisingly no one seemed to care. \u00a0At one point, I joined a \u00a0group that was chanting and I followed along. <\/a> . \u00a0In ten minutes, we were surrounded by police. \u00a0Unfortunately, I don’t think my crowd was yelling holiday wishes. \u00a0Fortunately, no one was hurt and I learned a valuable lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was at a new year’s day party a few days ago, and someone asked me what I enjoyed most about\u00a0 my two weeks in Korea visiting my\u00a0 family. A standard question like\u00a0 that usually has a boilerplate answer.\u00a0 However, on this occasion, I realized\u00a0 that no standard answer would\u00a0 apply: The people? Not since … Continue reading What I’ve Enjoyed Most about South Korea…<\/span>