The mood here in S. Korea is grim as the tragedy of the Sewol search mission continues. As I travel around this beautiful country of lovely people I am reminded on a daily bases of their sadness. The rain falling is like tears from the sky, the weather hampering the search for missing family members.

S. Korea will survive this as it has survived the separation of families torn apart by the 38th parallel. But this disaster will remain in everyone's heart and we will not forget. Each time I see a Ferry or look to the waterways, I will remember the children sleeping in the sea.

Yellow ribbons hung by people wishing for the safe return of the missing passengers blow in the wind as a person sits alone on the seawall on Jindo Island on Thursday. (Yonhap)