Learning To Read At 27...

Riding on the crowded Seoul city bus

ipod in

thinking, wondering,

what am I doing here?

what is my purpose?

I am a traveler

I am an adventure seeker

I am a learner

I am a teacher

I am a child of God

trying to find my way.

Staring out the window

catching Korean symbols at a glance

pronouncing only the sounds

unknowing of how they fit into words

and the meaning they carry.

A banner

a chicken

a chicken with green glasses

 

치  킨    리틀

 

치킨

chic-ken

리틀

lit-tle

 

치킨

chic-ken

리틀

lit-tle

 

Chicken Little!

Chicken Little!

 

I can read!

I can read Korean!

 

Big smile

Proud of myself.

 

Wondering...

How many people in my country

cannot read the banners in our cities?

 

I am a traveler

I am a learner

I am a child of God

remembering my

passion and my talent.

 

I am a teacher

I want to give the gift

of learning to read

to others.