I who love to be astonished: Lessons from 2024 and notes on my brief trip to South Korea

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I who love to be astonished: Lessons from 2024 and notes on my brief trip to South Korea

It is incredible to me that only hours ago I was in Busan, South Korea, enjoying a bone broth soup for late lunch with my family at the Gimhae International Airport. Then, before I knew it, it was time for the farewell hugs—see you soon, ingat sa biyahe—that, despite plenty of practice the past few years, never gets easier. With my carry-on trolley bag and backpack, I breezed through security check-points and long, brightly-lit terminal hallways…