It’s been an entire year since I was last with grandpa ❤️ I didn’t understand the importance of family until I was away from family for so long. When I was 6, my grandpa moved to America for a better life and to raise me and my siblings since my parents were always working. 5 years ago, he made the conscious decision to leave everything behind in America to go back to Korea and start a business at 84 years old. He is currently 89 and has the energy like someone more than half his age. Before arriving to Asia, I sent him a letter promising him that I’d come live with him before I make any life changes that would physically require me to be elsewhere. I spent 2.5 weeks living with grandpa in Donghae (동해), a beautiful beach town on the east side of Korea. Being with him immediately made me feel like home. Even though we’re 7,000 miles away from each other, I promise we’ll see each other one more time. It breaks my heart because he wants to move back to America, but only has enough ene...