To understand the magnitude of this story of fate/coincidence, you may want to read up on my philosophy of The River of Life. Before I left Korea for my grand backpacking journey, I had a farewell lunch with my Spanish-teacher-turned-best-friend, Lorena. She passed me a book, Siddhartha, with a handwritten note inscribed in the cover. The book is about The River, she promised, and she hoped it would accompany me well on my upcoming journey. The memory of my five-month backpa