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Arrival

At 1:00 PM on Sunday 17 March, Asiana Airlines Flight OZ 221 left JFK International Airport. I was a passenger. The flight went well. I fell asleep for about 30 minutes two times. Each time was during a movie.

Arriving at ICN International Airport, all went well again. Except that I chose the slowest line through immigration. That did make it easy to find my lonely suitcase on the carousel. One of my hosts, the Rev. Dr. JC Lee met me as I entered the waiting area.

We drove, the Rev. drove and I rode, to Gunsan. We stopped for a great dinner along the way before arriving at the hotel. I slept some in the car.

I wrote a couple pieces on the plane – since I did not sleep, I needed to do something. However, they will have to wait until I have rested before I post them.

How Dickensian of me to keep you in suspense.

See you along the Trail.

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Two cities, Dickens, and me

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It was three years of drudgery; it was thirty-six months of joy.

It started in a small city; it involved a metropolitan area.

Yes. I have read my share of novels by Charles Dickens. And I enjoyed them.

I was … an English major!

I have fond memories of reading Dickens and even fonder memories of the classes taught by Dr. Sells and Dr. Bleasby in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.

In London with the college choir, several of us broke away from the guided tour to visit the Dickens Museum.

A smile comes over my face and a mist covers my eyes.

Happy 200th, Mr. Dickens.

I wonder what you would write today?

See you along the Trail.

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