Personal Narrative: Long Distance Marriage

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and cannot believe I am living in Korea and married. It is like I am in a dream. It is a wonderful dream that has taught me what it is to love and wait for someone. "Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars" -Gilbert Parker. When two people love each other any circumstances can be overcome. My story is about how distance is a test of grow and love.

First, let me tell you about myself and my family. I was born in a small town called Bishop, California. As a child I grew up in Los Angeles and when I was in middle school I moved to San Antonio, Texas. Between the process of moving between Los Angeles to San Antonio my father had to first move to Texas to secure a place for our

Especially, during his 11 week Military training I learned how to be patient and wait for my husband. It was difficult at first because we did everything together and never separated from each other. Not being able to speak to him, meet with him, or see him was very difficult. I depended on him greatly since I did not know Korean and culture well. As days passed I found myself missing him more everyday and my love for him grew greatly. What got us closer was being able to write to each other. A simple letter can brought us

I always looked forward to receive his written letters. I felt like I went back in time to the 1940's and the only way of communication was through hand written letters. It was quite exciting knowing that I would receive a letter from my husband. He wrote to me 11 letters almost every week. Through his letters I could feel his struggle, pain, happiness, love and a multitude of emotions. He was struggling greatly whether to stay or quit, it made me realized how difficult and lonely military training must have been. Weeks passed and we had only one opportunity to meet each other for 4 hours. I was excited to finally see him. There were many families ready to see their sons. When they allowed us to meet them we all ran outside to find them in military formation and standing still. I searched for my husbands face and finally with my mother in law we found him standing. In his eyes I saw a mixed of emotions of joy and relief. We hugged and he gave his salute to me and his family. It was a great moment to finally see him and talk to him. I was glad to give him happiness for 4 hours. In this meeting a saw his unstable feelings. As we said our goodbyes I wanted him to know he could complete and do his best everyday throughout the remaining of his