Shifting Directions?
I have no motivation for blogging about Korea any more. After 20 years of experience with Korea, I have seen the birth of a democracy and the development of a vibrant economy.
However, as the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Everyday, it is the same media propaganda, the same political scandals, the same social problems, the same xenophobia, the same nationalistic garbage, the same excuses, the same corporate scandals, the same mass hysteria, the same good things, the same bad things, just a different day and different people.
I barely read the Korean newspapers any more. I hardly ever watch Korean news. I make it a point never to discuss politics with anyone anymore, especially if it involves the US. In a nutshell, I’m weary. I’m even wearier of blogging about any of it. Very rarely do I see anything new or original in Korean society to write or comment about.
I’m two weeks away from my first vacation in three years. It is much needed. My life batteries were completely depleted a very long time ago. It’s time to recharge.
Because of my lack of interest in blogging about Korea, I haven’t post very much at all in the past year or so. Paradoxically, now that I have decided not to blog about “Korea,” i expect that I will be posting more frequently in the future. However, I expect that my blogs will be more about me and what I’m doing here in Korea.
We’ll see.