Dear ajumma,
On the strength of the Lonely Planet's description of you as the friendliest person on Jeju, we chose to stay in your yeogwan, Hanmi-jang near the Dongmun Rotary in the old part of Jeju town. LP didn't lie - you were really friendly and hospitable. A basket of fresh mandarin oranges sat in one corner of your reception area, inviting us to help ourselves to sample the local fruits whenever we pleased. You helped us make a call to the agency which ran a local tour bus so that we could be picked up at a convenient time and place. You even offered us freshly boiled water when you saw us with our styrofoam containers of instant noodles.
One thing you never shared with us but that's not your fault because I was too timid to ask and didn't have enough Korean anyway - how on earth do you maintain such a wonderful complexion? You were more than twenty years our senior yet your face and smile were far more youthful than our own tired visages. What's your secret?
Fond wishes from
an ajumma abroad
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