After my brief trip to Seoul, it is nice to be back in familiar surroundings with the ocean in full…
Tag: jeju culture
I took out some recyclable items and was surprised to find the haenyeo halmoni inside their workstation. As usual, I…
I recently caught the youngest haenyeo (74 years old) from the group working on her own batch of uhmoo gasari…
There are not many days when the Haenyeo Halmoni take a day off from diving, but that’s exactly what they…
With the warmer weather, there has been a big increase in tourists around our parts and they were on full…
Here are a few more pictures that I found from the two-day miyeok (seaweed) marathon. As mentioned before, the Haenyeo…
Here are some pictures from yesterday that I captured with the Haenyeo. Although they didn’t catch as much as usual,…
“Here, take some haesam (sea cucumber) for helping us. They’re on the expensive side, so you should take them while…
On another beautiful day with perfect ocean conditions, I was able to meet the Haenyeo Halmoni just as they were…
We’ve been having some beautiful weather lately here in Jeju, so the Haenyeo have been making dives practically every day.…
Before my memory fails me with details, here are some pictures from the other day. Again with the nicer weather,…
Taken a few days ago on a relatively mild day, the Haenyeo Halmonis drew quite a crowd of local people…
Some more photos taken the other day with the Haenyeo Halmoni. They were kind of enough to let me photograph…
Our second encounter with a group of haenyeo in the early morning hours near Kimnyeong Beach. We were surprised to…
It’s always a humbling experience whenever I meet the Haenyeo. With my last visit though, I not only learned something…
These photos were taken about a month ago with another group of Haenyeo from a nearby village. Just wanting to…