“In a way, that journey still continues,” she said. Kim said she’s holding on to some lessons from the journey such as paring down to the essentials, letting go of ego, and being content with what she has. She experienced tears and joy along the way and ultimately a sense of spiritual reconnection. “It’s a journey but it’s also a journey within, allowing yourself time to reflect and take in the environment,” she said.īefore starting, Kim said she initially felt some anxiety about whether she could complete it but once she began walking she felt a sense of guidance. While Kim enjoyed interacting with them, she often preferred the moments of solitude. Pilgrims would greet each other with “Buen Camino,” or good walk. Kim often encountered fellow travelers, sometimes joining them for meals and exchanging WhatsApp numbers with some. The route was busy, due to the pent-up demand from those unable to go the previous two years. The town streets and sidewalks featured directional markers, making it easy to find one’s way without looking at a map, Kim said.Īs an Ernest Hemingway fan, Kim particularly enjoyed visiting Pamplona and Burguete, two towns that the author had lived in and written about that featured historic markers about him. “You pass by really amazing, beautiful places,” Kim said. Kathy Kim at the end of her journey at the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Jean Pied de Port before going through Spain. Kim took the Camino Frances route, one of the longest and most popular one, which begins in the French border town of St. The pilgrimage has a few different routes with some going through France and Portugal to Spain. With pilgrims allowed to return this year, Kim thought it was a fitting way to celebrate her 60th birthday, which was in April, shortly before her trip. “I felt like I was already on the journey,” Kim said. It helped prepare her for the much longer walk she would take as she began researching Camino de Santiago by reading books and listening to podcasts on the subject and looking into footwear. With the switch to remote work, Kim had begun using the time normally spent commuting to and from work to take walks in the morning and afternoon. It had been canceled in 20 by the office that registers pilgrims due to the pandemic. Kim decided she wanted to find something hopeful to look forward to and began planning for the pilgrimage when it resumed.
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The idea had already been planted in her mind a few years ago when she saw a movie about the pilgrimage called “The Way,” featuring Martin Sheen. Kim began thinking about making the journey in January 2021, at the height of the pandemic, when she found herself in a deep funk around New Year’s Eve. Considered a major pilgrimage among Christians, more than 300,000 people took part in 2019, according to National Geographic magazine. The remains of the apostle Saint James are believed to be buried there. James, the Camino de Santiago is a network of paths that leads to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain. Kathy Kim near a marker post on the Camino de Santiago.Īlso known as the Way of St.
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