Writer C Fong Hsiung

For years, my friend, Giulia and I had planned to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain. This journey was going to be the panacea for the corporate bullshit we’d endured during our long careers, and serve as a retirement gift to ourselves. Maybe it would grind down some of the hard corporate edges I’d accumulated and create more space for calm and serenity. I might even have felt a bit spiritual merely thinking of walking along a famous pilgrimage route in Spain to the Cathedral where the apostle St. James’ remains are believed to be buried. But before anyone gets the wrong idea, I don’t consider myself religious, not by a long shot. Right off the gate Giulia and I ruled out walking the full Camino and instead focused on planning to walk for a week. Once we’d comfortably parked our corporate careers, we began to explore various options in late 2019. Our mutual friend Karen decided she didn’t want to miss out on this experience, and so, together, the trio “Zen Seekers” researched the ro...