post #2 as an apology
Sorry for getting all philosophical in that last post. In this post I mean to relate to all yeah all on a personal level. Today, I went into Seoul for Buddha’s Birthday. It was pretty rad. The festivities included a big long parade, face painting, lantern making, and for you more daring folk, inappropriate touching. Only kidding (about the face painting). As a foreigner in Seoul I am adjusting well. My cultural barometer is reading korean, even though I want to be reading, in the most George Bushian accent I can muster) Ahhmerican. This probably has something to do with the fact that I am adjusting to Korean expatism. Of course what does it mean to be an expat?
Ernest Hemmingway did it well, but he was a crossdresser, so we can all discount his experience. Millions of foreigners live in Seoul and I always wonder about them. Are our shared experiences the same? Probably not but I believe they can be easily summed up in a pop questionaire. This may be a little day dreamy, but as a citizen of the world I have been on a sort of whimsical quest. This may also be an expression of my most recent makeout session with my girlfriend. Not to harp on the fact, but girlfriends are great. They give you purpose, happiness, exposure in a world that consistently beats you down. This sounds a little depressed. Perhaps, its sarcastic. I don’t know. But, as a new blogger, I thought I would try out different styles. Throw caution to the wind one might say. But that’s for another day.
Getting back to my original thought. As an expat I wonder if we have this weird, preternatural hang up to obsessed with the existential. Not to sound needy or fashionably emo, but as an expat I have consistently thought about my relation to the world and my purpose in it. As citizens we lose ourselves often, but we get thrust back into it when our shit gets thrown up in our grill piece. Like global warming. Its a persistant problem that’s always there. I consistently think about it even though there is little I can do about it. As an expat I wonder where we can go after leaving our respected countries? How are we different? I know that this has gone on for a really long time, but in starting out this new blog I just kind of want to explore some of my inner thoughts. Sorry for the length….
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