Starting a Year in Jeju: Moving to Seogwipo
To be exact, it's the start of a year living in Seogwipo. Anyway, I found a room in Seogwipo, the furthest part of Jeju Island—the most exotic and unfamiliar place in Korea. With various personal things happening and needing my attention, I couldn't focus well, and meeting people too often seemed to be taking a toll on my health. I don't know exactly when it started, but the concrete jungle of Seoul felt suffocating, and the sheer number of people everywhere became exhausting. So, I decided I needed to go somewhere quiet where I could focus for a while, and I immediately put that into action. Being single and unmarried, along with my reckless drive to just do things, definitely played a big part.
I visited Gangneung and Jeonju where I have friends, and I also looked around Jeju, but none had the quiet vibe I wanted. It wasn't until I came to Wimi (a quiet village in Seogwipo)—the most tranquil neighborhood I know—that I finally started seeing what I had been picturing. I immediately set my one-year Seogwipo plan in motion and officially moved in on the 6th.
This will be a record of the first year living outside of Seoul for a lifelong city native, whose family has lived in Seoul for generations and who has never lived anywhere else. Since my main goal is to read books and catch up on studying, there probably won't be any overly exciting stories.
