That for which was I made?

That for which was I made?

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When Sam met Maria
Sparks flew from heart-to-heart
Eshimchonshim as Koreans say.

Love at first sight,
When he first saw her
In a dream in 1974.

Six years later
He had the last dream.

“Don’t Worry,
We will meet very soon.”

That night she walked off a bus
In Eejongbu, South Korea.

Where he was teaching ESL
To Koreans serving
Their Korean service obligation.

By serving
As adjunct soldiers
In the US Army,

When he saw her,
With love blasting
From her dark brown eyes,

He was mesmerized
He was hypnotized
By her beauty.

And her love mojo
Was working overtime
On him..

He stared back
With love blasting
From his azure blue
Diamond-like eyes.

He knew that deep down
That they were soul mates.
He met his fate
that September date in 1982..

And that is
What he was made for
For being with her.




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based on my true love story


the so-called KATUSAs performed vital services for the US Army
serving as translators, drivers, field medics, interpreters, and low-level clerks, while fulfilling their Korean service obligations with service in the U.S. Army, many develop life-long friends with US military personnel and there have been several marriages as well. It is a highly sought-after duty because KATUSA ends up gaining excellent English skills, and useful skills on the job training, but also because it is considered a cushy assignment as Korean army duty is hardcore. Use to be they did not have hot showers even in the winter as that was seen as toughing the sons of the elite up.

After the Peace Corps in Korea ended, I taught Katusa ESL and Basic Skills for Enlisted personnel in Korea from 1982 and 1984 for almost two years. I traveled all over Korea but spent most of my time along the DMZ including two months at a Guard post overlooking North Korea. I wanted to stay in Korea until I met her. I was about to give up on this mad fairy tale romance when I met her. I postponed for one year going back to graduate school because I had to stay in Korea to be with her. It was truly my fate.