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Dinner time! BBQ

DK's house

Stephen and my uncle.

So, I've been resting at home for the better part of a month.

The majority of my time is spent reading novels, watching Korean dramas, eating ice cream, and taking naps...all in the comfort of my home.

There are random outings: taking my cousin to the airport before he goes to Mongolia for a short term mission trip, DK's birthday surprise, going to my doctor check-ups, visiting the library, Al Joo's goodbye dinner, Adam and Suzie's wedding, and...that's all that comes to mind.

Resting at home is actually pretty exhausting. Waking up, eating, sleeping, reading, sleeping...is tiring. By the time my parents come back to feed me dinner (that's how it basically is because I eat the most), it seems as though I have the same amount of energy as they do (very little). It's actually pretty depressing. As much as I want to be lively and hip at night, my parents come home to a fully rested, yet extremely indolent, lethargic, and inept young man. If I was them, I would probably think...not something good. Instead, my parents are extremely patient with me and my dad is extremely accomodating to my condition. In fact, he is often the one who musters the energy to approach me and cheer me up. What a rebuke to me! Here is a guy who has just come back from working sunrise to late evening, and comes to encourage a guy in his prime youth who has spent the whole day eating and sleeping. Amazing.

Well, I am super thankful for such patient parents and happy to be recovering well. I was actually able to jog (veryyyy slowly) one mile this morning. My lungs haven't worked that hard for a while, so I was very drained when I came back home. I even boxed 3 rounds on the Wii :)

By next year and probably for the majority of the rest of my life, these moments at home with my parents will become quite desirable. Eating dinner together, watching Korean shows together, and spending our evenings together...as routine and insipid as these things appear to be, will become sought after memories in the coming years.

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