Just Three More Days

Christopher and Lauren will be home on Saturday.


Their two plus years of teaching in South Korea is at its conclusion.



While I'm busy thinking of the first meal we'll share together, the first hug, the first family get together,

on the other side of the world, they are are drinking in their lasts.


Their daily walk to school will end.

They'll take their final Subway in Seoul.
 

One last time they'll eat Korean kimchi,



and shop at a local market.

They'll say good-bye to friends who've become like family.

When Christopher and Lauren departed for their teaching adventure, it wasn't without a bit of sadness. But they left home knowing they would return.

This leaving is different. Most likely they will never see the children again.

A final, wistful good-bye to their school



and friends,

their apartment, and life as they now know it.

They may even miss their very private mailbox.
 

Maybe not.

There is no promise that they'll have the opportunity to walk the streets of Seoul and experience its culture.


The week I spent in Korea, I fell in love with the people.  In that brief moment in time, the city of Seoul captured my soul.

So while everyone here is excited for their return, Christopher and Lauren are most likely leaving with mixed emotions-uncertainty of ever being in this corner of the world again.



Nevertheless, they will remain forever connected to this place. Their hearts were woven into the fabric of life in Seoul, South Korea.



The investments they made in the lives of the children will be everlasting.

This was their home.