I MISS KOREA

So I went to visit the Motherland early this year.

I didn't really know what to expect, since

my last visit to Seoul was about 7 years ago.

To be honest, I didn't think I would enjoy Korea as much as I did.

Having moved to Australia when I was just a kid,

I never had the chance to grow up

with grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles.

So to me, Korea was a place that I came from.

I didn't really know how to go back.

But this year my feelings changed.

I still felt like

a stranger

but I felt

welcomed

at the same time.

It was weird.

But I will definately go back.

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The above pictures are of the Han River

taken from the Haneul Park (Sky Park),

which is this

small mountain. My grandpa actually told the

history of the park. The mountain used to be

a huge pile of rubbish

that kept growing because of the immense population

in Seoul. Eventually it got too high

that they decided to use the

gas that was being emitted from it as energy

for the city and has now been transformed into an environmental park.

It really shows you how much Korea has changed over the years.

Everything has become cleaner

and safer.

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I'll post some pictures that I took of my trip.

I really wish I had a better camera on me.