Courtesy of Amber Griffiths
- Amber Griffiths moved to Camp Humphreys in South Korea last October after her husband was assigned there.
- The language barrier and learning cultural norms made it difficult, but she loves her new life.
- She says after spending a year there and making great memories, she doesn't want to go back to the US.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amber Griffiths, a 25-year-old military wife, mother, and owner of a baking business. It has been edited for length and clarity.
In September 2022, my husband, my son, and I were living in Fort Hood, Texas, when we were given 27 days' notice that we would be moving to Camp Humphreys in South Korea, 40 miles south of Seoul, the nation's capital — a place we'd never been.