I used to live in the coastal city which is called Busan in South Korea. The location and name themselves are not changed, however, the place remained in my mind has changed a lot from the past. Ten years have passed since I left. Busan is extremely modernized compared to the years that I lived there, and the places that I used to go with my family do not exist anymore. The city that I remember was really beautiful. The city itself was surrounded by beaches, so wherever I was, it was possible to feel a beach with its salty scent. Moreover, if night came, I could observe a really pretty night view at the café on the hill which was called ‘Dalmagi’. Moreover, the people in Busan were thoughtful and kind. Sometimes, when I went to the market in Busan and bought foods or fruits there, I could get extra free stuff that the owner gave me. And, there was a really good sauna that I could go with my dad. The sauna was really humid, and it was really hard to breathe because of steam. Also, I had a lot of friends who I cannot contact anymore now. Always, I used to have an adventure with my friends. We headed to the forest and hills which were behind our house and we caught insects. I was really innocent and lived life without any worries.
Until now, the thing that makes me want to go back is the scene filled with beach with waves, the seagulls’ call, and the special scent of ocean winds. These stimulate my senses of going back home. Under the strong sunlight, people played without worrying, and there were a lot of children who were floating on the ocean with tubes. So did I. I used to love to listen to the seagulls’ call while floating on the ocean with a tube. There was also strong sunlight which burned our skin. Sometimes, I got sunburned as well. However, the sunlight on the ocean was quite joyful, because of the reconciliatory sounds of seagulls calling, people screaming, and waves crashing. It makes me very peaceful. However, I cannot go back to Busan of my memory. There are so many skyscrapers compared to the past, and the street that I used to play with my friends are not existed. In addition, not only city, but also myself is changed. I am not an extroverted boy anymore. Right now, I has become an adult who has to face hardships, and I have become a college student with transcripts who is a bipolar patient becoming sad and happy. And, people I used to know are changed coldly because of their hard lives. There is no more affection among people anymore. Everyone’s faces are stiffened, and they never smile towards people like before. The merchants who knew affections tried to get more money from guests. Therefore, the place that I have known as warm no longer exists. Still, I have that warmness in one side of my heart. However, at the same time, my heart hurts because of the fact that I lost the hometown of my boyhood.
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9/16/2016 05:08:42 pm
Hello!
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Justin Yeung
9/19/2016 03:48:11 pm
I was really fond of the way you described Busan. I'm a fanatic for beaches because they remind me of my hiraeth, so reading that part gave me enlightenment.
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