re acquaintance

It is April, and it is spring. Spring 2009. It's been awhile.

Last week a friend of mine encouraged and inspired me to return to the blog. To shape it, hone it, get these words out in the the wide world of the English internets. So. Here it is.

I am now in the luxurious comforts of home:

a western kitchen
two elderly grandmothers, alive and mostly well
breathtaking sunsets
satellite tv
friends, new, old, near, far
mindfulness
meaningful fullness.

So from that list we can infer that I have been spending alot of time cooking, been taking in tales from wise old ladies, basking in the amazing clear light of a newfoundland spring, and watching North of 60 reruns on television most every weekday at 12:30. And that walking meditation has yeilded the present, bold and clear, nothing more and nothing less than it's self.

Oh, life. Grand.

But, as much as I am enjoying my homeland hermitage, I decided that spring is enough: along with summer comes my return to Korea. I have exactly four weeks until my departure, and until then, I will unwind the recoils of my recent mind's self into this blog.

I've tasted Taiwan, been dazzled by Hong Kong lights, kissed the himalaya, found myself adopted into the homes and hearts of Tibetans. Spent a winter in Corner Brook, a small-town snow-filled paradise.

It should be interesting.