So,
For the first time in our trip, I began to confront the privilege I normally have.
In this case, it was the privilege of language, or the native tongue privilege. While flying to South Korea for our first group layover before Cambodia, the primary language was not English. The primary language on the instructions and menu and that the flight staff speak is not English..... And that is a new experience to me.
That is not to say I haven't been to restaurants or had other experiences a where there wasn't English on the menu... I have.
But now, and for the next year of my life, it is a constant struggle, and will be in many, if not most aspects of my life.
Anyway, that's just a brief blip of a blog.... Expect more on issues similar to these, as they are an important part of how I experience the trip, as well as my growth from this experience.
I remember my first experience with this, and every one since. It's such a humbling thing.
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