Thanks for the mention Jonathan. I fully enjoyed reliving your trip through this essay. My essay about sitting in cafes alone is probably a precursor to mentally preparing myself for when my youngest goes off to college. When I was in Korea last Spring, I actually did sit in quite a few cafes alone in Seoul, though I wasn't traveling alone. It was probably my first time doing that in...I'm not sure when? Pre kids?? I remember going to the movies alone a lot before I had kids. Now that I'm moving onto this next empty nesting phase, I imagine there will be more of that in my future. Here's to more travel and writing!
Thanks! I have really been enjoying your newsletter as I have been wrestling with a sort of "long empty nest." (My younger child graduated college last spring and is now working and paying his own rent in a new city, which is a whole new layer...) And Korea is on my (short) bucket list for international travel, so hope to get there someday!
wow, first, thank you for the paid subscription. I am really grateful and totally made my meh day better. Second, the college years go by so fast. And I'm already feeling some anxiety about how my older kid who is a sophomore is going to support herself when she graduates in 2 years, which I know will fly by. Third, I hope I get back to Korea sooner than the 40 year gap the first time around.
Happy to support your work! One of my New Years’ resolutions this year was to financially support more creative work. And three years ago (or five years for my older kid) I would not have predicted what they are doing now, but it seems to have all worked out and they seem happy, so don’t worry too much!
Jonathan, since my retirement from UE in 2009 my hubs and I have been taking long trips across the country. We try our best to eat in cafes or diners. I will start looking for calendars on the wall. We going one that had over 100 clocks on the walls given by people who ate there. I look forward to more of your travel writings. We are hitting 77 this year so not sure how many long trips we have. Loved your writing! Kena Diggins retired UE bookkeeper/auditor
Thanks for the mention Jonathan. I fully enjoyed reliving your trip through this essay. My essay about sitting in cafes alone is probably a precursor to mentally preparing myself for when my youngest goes off to college. When I was in Korea last Spring, I actually did sit in quite a few cafes alone in Seoul, though I wasn't traveling alone. It was probably my first time doing that in...I'm not sure when? Pre kids?? I remember going to the movies alone a lot before I had kids. Now that I'm moving onto this next empty nesting phase, I imagine there will be more of that in my future. Here's to more travel and writing!
Thanks! I have really been enjoying your newsletter as I have been wrestling with a sort of "long empty nest." (My younger child graduated college last spring and is now working and paying his own rent in a new city, which is a whole new layer...) And Korea is on my (short) bucket list for international travel, so hope to get there someday!
wow, first, thank you for the paid subscription. I am really grateful and totally made my meh day better. Second, the college years go by so fast. And I'm already feeling some anxiety about how my older kid who is a sophomore is going to support herself when she graduates in 2 years, which I know will fly by. Third, I hope I get back to Korea sooner than the 40 year gap the first time around.
Happy to support your work! One of my New Years’ resolutions this year was to financially support more creative work. And three years ago (or five years for my older kid) I would not have predicted what they are doing now, but it seems to have all worked out and they seem happy, so don’t worry too much!
Worry is my middle name 😂 and I love your new years resolution. Thank you again Jonathan.
Jonathan, since my retirement from UE in 2009 my hubs and I have been taking long trips across the country. We try our best to eat in cafes or diners. I will start looking for calendars on the wall. We going one that had over 100 clocks on the walls given by people who ate there. I look forward to more of your travel writings. We are hitting 77 this year so not sure how many long trips we have. Loved your writing! Kena Diggins retired UE bookkeeper/auditor
Thanks, Kena! Hope you have many more trips ahead of you!