Going Home for my 1st Chuseok
Sunday, September 11, 2011I am sitting at Express Bus Terminal having hot soup and rice for breakfast (cheonggukjang and bap) and thinking about my life in Korea.
I came here 6 years ago because I wanted to learn about Korean Culture and to find my Mother (Omma).
As many of you know I am adopted but I first lived here for the first 5 years of my life- the first few were spent with my mother and then I lived with my father and stepmother for about 1 year. Then I was sent to an orphanage and later adopted by my parents in America.
When I came back, I was able to accomplish what I came here to do. I found my mother and we have a great relationship. I have been able to learn about Korea and I have come to love it dearly. But today, I am scared.I will be going to my mother's house for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) for the first time and I will be meeting her husband and his children ( I am my mother's only child. She married late in life.)
It will be the first time for us to formally meet and I hope I will make a good impression. I have gifts for the family and money for my mother (which is a typical offering in Korea). I wonder if I should have brought more. Also, I don't know the type of city her family lives or even if it is in the country.
All I can do is tell myself to relax and take in the experience.
Have a Happy Chuseok everyone!
행복한 추석 되세요
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Location:Banpo-dong,Seoul,South Korea
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