It was right around this time last year.
I wanted to travel to Japan, but I didn’t have time. Well, it was rather that my mind was so caught up with everything that there was really nothing left to spare for traveling.
It saddened me, since it only takes about 2 hours from Korea to Japan. I felt a bit down for a couple of days, but then I found a solution.
“I can learn Japanese!”
At least, I could travel through my mind. And it would be useful when I actually traveled to Japan. It sounded fair.
So I started learning Japanese on Jan 22, 2025.
Interestingly, I did travel to Japan a few months later, and I did use my terrible Japanese (Sumimasen, Japanese people).
Since then, I have kept the habit of learning Japanese, however small a time slot I can spare, and now it’s already been a year.
Language learning is a form of mental travel, and every day can be a day of travel.
No matter where you are or what you do, you can always travel and cherish life.