"...as he raised his hand to wave back at his parents, Mitchell felt ten years old again, tearing up, choked with feeling for these two human beings who, like figures from myth, had possessed the ability throughout his life to blend into the background, to turn to stone or wood, only to come alive again, at key moments like this, to witness his hero's journey." (The Marriage Plot, Eugenides)
My parents came out to visit last week, first visiting me here in Korea, and then being kind enough to bring me along on their pilgrimage to Japan. There were ups and downs, the latter being mostly due to oversight in planning, but as a whole, the good far outweighed the very little bad. I am glad they came, and I like to think that they are too, even if my mom didn't appreciate the abundance octopus in her diet.
More on Japan later.
Now Listening To:
"Wasting Time"
Djali Zwan
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