Homesick? No, not really. But maybe. I'm experience a kind of odd missing of Ilsan. Of the city.
I knew moving out into the country would be difficult for me. My new apartment is a long walk from even a convenience store. There is a vegetable garden, however. And some chickens, up the road. And a giant "love motel" called "Glory" with a rainbow themed neon sign. And an industrial installation across the way, where they like to bang on things.
GLORY — Yeonggwang’s meaning in English.
When I mentioned the city of Yeonggwang once to a Korean, the person immediately retorted back something about the song “Yeonggwang, Yeonggwang, Hallelujah!” (Glory Glory Hallelujah). Apparently it’s popular among Korean-Christians. Luckily for them, Yeonggwang and Glory have the same # of syllables…