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with a plop.

I couldn’t straighten my legs even once and fell out.

“Uh-fu-fu-uh.”

I don’t know how many times I fell into the sea.

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You have to make a lot of mistakes in everything to improve your skills.

The more you fall into the sea, the more tips you have now.

dozens of times.

Now it was possible to do stand-ups as well as takes.

Now I can maintain a standing posture for a long time until the waves are weak.

The form wasn’t perfect, though.

“Good take posture! Good!”

After 2 hours of practice, I felt the will to burn.

“Instructor, I will ride alone now.”

“oh! great. It is considerably faster than others.”

“Go..Thank you.”

It took two hours of trial and error.

I felt sorry for the instructor who pushed me from behind.

Now I plan to enjoy the waves as I learned.

Lie down on the board and go out to the depths where your feet can’t reach, and paddle with both hands on the board as you learned hard.

At first, changing the direction of the board was not easy.

When a big wave comes in, paddle hard as you learned on the ground, then take off.

“Ugh!”

As you learned, gaze forward and stand up.

Relax and hold your center with both arms.

“Waaa.”

“Good! Shaka~”

Instructor Gihoon Jin shouts Shaka while shaking his right hand.

I also answered with a loud voice.

“Shaka!”

During the hour-long free surfing, he also learned the trick.

If the stance interval was wide, powerful and propelling surfing was possible, and if the interval was narrow, the feeling transmitted to the body was good for smooth surfing.

I’m still not sure which method suits my body.

I felt like I would understand it if I rode more waves than I had because I had less experience.

What is the more comfortable way to surf for me?

an hour to do that.

I came out of the sea with the trainees I accompanied.

“hehehehe.”

I was out of breath and I got a little cold from being in the water for so long.

When you come out of the water, your hands and feet are cold.

this..

The ankles and hands are red.

late fall…

I rode the waves without even knowing it was cold.

Memories of learning last a long time.

The memory of learning it for the first time in life is even more intense.

I set up my board, went to the changing room, took off my suit, and took a shower with lukewarm water.

nice and tired

Maybe because I was sweating, my hunger pangs kicked in.

The trainees who learned together were gone.

It’s also the reason why I came out of the sea the last time.

After leaving the locker room, I saw trainees sitting in the cafe connected to the lobby and having a snack.

‘Eating waffles with hot coffee would be delicious, but…’

I wanted to do something different.

With the instructor as a reward for teaching passionately today.

However, there were no two instructors, so I left the surf shop and walked to the Haenyeo Village.

Haenyeo Village is located one block away from the surf beach.

This is a place where haenyeo sell fresh seafood caught by haenyeo.

It is impressive that a sunshade is set on a corner of the seashore rock under the roadside and seafood by type is placed in a red basin.

It seems that the sea of Jeju is fully contained.

Not to mention the smell of the sea.

‘I like this. This unadorned… natural appearance.’

Haenyeo, who used to work in water, are now sellers and do similar things when they find me coming down from the roadside.

“Come first.”

“He said he would come soon.”

“and. Did you catch all of this here?”

“Yes.”

Sea squirt, sea cucumber, horn conch, hearing, abalone, bomal, octopus.

It was different in shape from the chamsora in the Ugunsan Islands.

The shape with long horns was cuter and more colorful.

I am very curious how it tastes.

“how much is it?”

“Two dows of 30,000 won and 20,000 won per plate.”

“Give me a plate for 30,000 won. A bottle of beer, please.”

I was thirsty, so I wanted to pour a cool hangopu.

Click. parentheses parentheses.

While slicing the seafood and putting it on the plate, I first shot a cold beer into a glass.

Beep beep beep beep

I couldn’t even breathe and inhaled it all at once.

“card!”

“Slow down and catch up.”

“Make sure you eat a lot.”

“Thank you for coming today. Eat well and have a nice day!”

“Go.. thank you.”

“ha ha ha.”

The haenyeo around me burst into laughter at my nonsensical Jeju dialect.

Assorted sparsely sliced seafood piled up on a plastic plate.

There are no radish, lettuce, or the common lemon to enrich the plate.

‘The amount is too much.’

I think this is the conscience of the haenyeo.

First, I picked up a yellow sea squirt, dipped it in vinegared red pepper paste, and took it to my mouth.

A savory flavor lingers in your mouth.

It doesn’t seem to have a natural peppermint scent.

Is this how it feels to eat the sea of Jeju?

Then, abalone tasting.

misguided. misguided.

Should I say that natural abalone has moderate hardness and softness?

always complain

As if drinking alone seemed right, a haenyeo approached with an empty horned conch.

“If you pour it here, it will be sweet.”

“to? Pour the beer into the horn shell and drink it.”

“It is fun. Let’s try.”

“Yes, yes, then shall we follow along here?”

parentheses.

“Wow, keep going.”

fun. Beer that keeps going into the empty conch shell.

A couple of cups seems to be enough.

“You mean to drink it like this?”

“Yes.”

“Wow, this is my first experience. It’s so much fun.”

Beep beep beep beep.

“Kya.”

The taste is different from the beer I just had.

Same taste, but just fun.

It reminded me of when I was young and was amazed at the sound of the wind when I put an empty conch shell to my ear.

I emptied all the beer inside the conch and put it to my ear thinking about the old days.

No doubt the same wind noise.

Just like when I was a kid.

A horned conch summons memories of childhood.

“Oh, are you here?”

“?”

Instructor Gihun Jin and the female instructor who pushed the board came down to the Haenyeo Village, so I got up with a happy face.

“I was sweating and came down hungry. I came alone because you couldn’t see it, but it’s good. Let’s have a drink together. Thank you for your hard work today.”

“What’s the trouble? By the way, are you really new to surfing today?”

“Yes, it is my first time to Jeju Island and my first time to surf. It’s so clumsy.”

“No, it’s been more than 5 years since I took a surfing lesson here, but this is the first time a surfer has been able to stand up from the first day and have a stable stance. There were a lot of people, so I didn’t show it, but it was really great. You are wonderful.”

“Ah… ah… thank you.”

Praise makes even whales dance. It seemed a little mixed with empty words, but it felt good nonetheless.

“Eat to your heart’s content today. I’ll give you a treat. ha ha ha.”

“Mother, I want you to fry a seafood and green onion pancake here.”

“!”

Dreaming dreaming.

“The haenyeo is my mother.”

“ah…”

The haenyeo who brought the shell because it was an empty rhinoceros grinned.

I was envious.

It was the son who came down immediately after work because he was worried about his materialistic mother.

Pajeon is a cold beer made with seafood caught in Jeju Island.

The formula of pajeon makgeolli was broken here in Jeju Island at once.

I don’t remember ever having a beer before.

I’m hungry.

thump.

The ice-cold beer quickly ran out while sitting on the seashore rocks of Jeju Island where the waves hit.

“I guess you’re on a road trip.”

“Yes, I’m just hanging around.”

It might have been a pity for the hard-working young instructor, but it’s better to be honest.

It is a tourist destination and a resort.

“It’s good. Make a lot of good memories and go.”

“I parked the car with a trailer in the open ground, right?”

“Sure, I’m worried about the strong wind blowing in the morning, but…”

I see

I don’t know anything about travel.

I was relieved because it was Musong, but I still wanted to make a relationship with the locals.

Even while fully mastering surfing.

“I’m worried about having a pet in the car, ha ha ha.”

“Ah.. Then, if you go a little further inside, there is a cafe where dogs are allowed. The lawn is large, so it will be comfortable to stay…”

“Ah… that’s nice.”

“How long do you plan to stay in Jeju Island?”

Kindly take an interest in my travels.

I spoke as it was.

It was an unplanned trip.

From last summer through Ganmyeon Island to Jirisan Mountain..

It is said that nothing has been decided about the route of the trip so far, the duration of the trip in Jeju Island, and the course thereafter.

“Wow, that’s great. Then, you can make a plan and go slowly to every nook and cranny.”

“A plan?”

“Sure, it’s good to go blindly, but you can save time and make the most of your time by traveling in four zones: East, West, Southeast, and Southwest.”

“oh! Are you good? Are you a native of this place?”

“yes. Shall we go to the store and talk? I will tell you the information as far as I know.”

I was supposed to receive help if I helped him, but he kindly goes out as if it were his own business.

“It’s so good! Mother, how much is this?”

“50,000 won.”

“to?”

20,000 won for five bottles of beer.

A plate of seafood is 30,000 won,

“Mom, I also ate seafood and green onion pancakes.”

“The thing, my son Raemi ordered it.”

“If you think you ate cheaply, I’ll come and buy you tomorrow too.”

Was the empty conch shell a trade secret?

Oddly enough, the haenyeo are laughing.

“Okay, then I come every day. ha ha ha. I really enjoyed the meal.”

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“Mother, I will go up first. Clean up and come.”

I handed over 50,000 won bills and followed instructor Jin Si-hun with a joyful heart.

For some reason, it seems that only good people and good things will happen here.

The first day of your trip to Jeju Island is also a good start.