Ailana’s Journal — 2026-02-07 (Patreon)

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Today's Journal begins the visit to Korea. In trying to keep up with the days while staying realistic, the posts here on Patreon will occur differently.

Since Korea is 15 hours ahead of Texas, the normal "Good Morning" posts will take place on the afternoon of the day before. (I have a chart!)So, today's Journal will have just one entry from Kirina in the morning from Texas and a 4:00 a.m. post from the 8th from Ailana when she gets to the hotel (at the end of the 20-hour travel epic plus the 15 hour time difference).

But don't worry! Starting with the her 2026-02-08 Journal entry, here on Patreon, you'll see her full days collected as usual.

So… short Journal today. Back to normal (more or less) tomorrow…

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GOOD MORNING by Kirina Yung

Dare I risk fulfilling a stereotype? As I start my morning, my thoughts are divided—part here with today, and part with Ailana and the others on their way to Korea.

I was born on March 3, 2000, in Busan, South Korea, the only child of a school music teacher and a father who worked as a maritime engineer. My family is traditional in some ways.

As my thoughts lingered there, I was reminded of two things.

First, I have so much to do to get Sea Glass Gallery open here in Port Isabel. I feel I have barely made a start.

While I have moved into my new home, I have done little more than order fixtures for the sandwich shop so far. But then, I was reminded of my mother’s father, who clung to Korean traditions with great pride.

Often he would quote proverbs. And one of them is settling me in this very moment.

“Cheoncheonhi gado meomchujiman aneumyeon gwaenchana” (Transliteration).

“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

I will embrace that today, even dwell on it as I slowly sip coffee.

Then—honestly—I’m going to hit the day hard and fast! Eli is meeting me at Sea Glass, and we are going to have a great day. And maybe get closer to our new dream.

Thank you for sharing my morning.

NAP TIME IN KOREA

Greetings from Seoul Korea. It’s around 4:00 a.m. local time here. Everyone has checked into their rooms and we’re going to log some sleep before we start this adventure. Call it a nap.

Sleeping on an airplane is a thing. Just not a good thing—at least not for me.

Hours and miles pass by slowly, hand in hand like noisy school kids on the playground. I drift in and out to the constant, dull hum of the engines and the rustle of hundreds of other passengers. Someone across the aisle coughs. A flight attendant tries—unsuccessfully—to pass by unnoticed.

Each stirring reconfirms the mild discomfort of the seat. I readjust. Try again. Repeat the above.

So we’ll all use the next few hours to more or less reset and get ready for the week to come. I’ll post something later this morning (2026-02-08) and again once we get going for real.

See you then!

TO-GO BOX by Isaac Branch

Me and Kaylee had two checkouts today, and when we finished up the second one, Hudson was asleep, so we lingered a little. Allen Geven got there just as we were about to leave.

“Any maintenance this time?”

I told him no, and he said Mr. Callahan liked the new system where he does little things like tightening a screw or replacing a hinge. Then he asked if we wanted him to treat us to a late lunch at a restaurant near where his daughter lives.

“I think I need to get Hudson in his bed for some good sleep, or we’ll be sorry later,” Kaylee said. “You go…”

Allen said we’d get her something to go, so we got Hudson in his car seat and she went home. On the way, Allen asked if I minded that he checked with another guy to join us. I said of course not.

“This is Micah Banks,” he told me when the guy got in the truck. “His wife works with my daughter.”

I recognized Micah’s face from seeing him sometimes at church. I also sort of remembered seeing his wife, too.

He went on to say his daughter was in Korea writing articles, then Micah said, “Jasmine’s trying to keep up with the time difference. They’ll be starting their Sunday about now.”

When we got to The Kraken, I thought it would be nice to send Kaylee a picture, so we did that, then took our seats and the conversation just sort of flowed. Micah’s two years younger than me—he’s an auto mechanic for Valley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Brownsville. He seems like a great guy, and before we got to the to-go box, we’d swapped numbers so we could stay in touch.

We’ll probably connect soon so our wives can meet each other. Me and Kaylee really don’t have any friends per se since we moved to the island. Micah said he and Jasmine pretty much didn’t, either, but he’s got family back in Brownsville they go see on some Sundays.

Well, we got Kaylee a burger and fries—Allen paid for everything—then he took me home. Hudson was asleep, so Kaylee and I sat in the galley whispering, and I told her about Micah and Jasmine.

She said she liked the idea of making new friends.

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