Monday, August 6, 2012

Ferry Musings

There is something about being on a ferry.  A calmness to the time spent getting somewhere.  In today's world it is rare that we make the journey part of a vacation. Too often it is get in and get out as fast as we can. How we get there doesn't matter along as it is fast and cheap.  This ferry from Busan to Osaka takes roughly 18 hours.  It involves two meals and sleeping on the boat.  Yet more importantly it involves time to relax.  It involves time to clear your head, and time to restfully transition to vacation.  For me this trip has involved the first real days of rest in a long while.  Between the constant movement and reality that is life in Korea and the drain on your body that is teaching anywhere, it is necessary for me to recoup some semblance of sanity before I am able to truly enjoy myself.  For me that time is now. Ensconced on a boat, and with the stark beauty of an empty ocean.  A place where the wind can drown out the sound of the world and my life.  Where buffeted by stiff breezes I can feel as if the world is fading away and all I'm left with is the promise of discovery.  The promise of a new land, a new culture, and a new understanding.  


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