The Captain of My Flight Back Home

“In this drought, I keep whispering. I love you, Pa. I love you so much. Now, I have to let you go. I’ll be okay.”

The journey of embracing wounds born from a separation always leads a person back to revisiting the many memories of their life. Each memory, whether joyful or painful, is intertwined with the love we experience throughout our lives—the love we witness as we grow up.

This memoir tells the long journey of a woman seeking and understanding the meaning of true love. A sincere love, instilled by her parents from an early age, becomes the strong foundation that sustains her life. It is this love that accompanies her in moments of joy, and also when she struggles to accept the grief of parting from those closest to her.

This is a travelogue of learning how to give and receive the essence of love—a restorative, transformative force. It is often unspoken, overlooked, difficult to grasp, imperfect; yet it is always healing.