Surfers at Hajodae Beach, Yangyang, Gangwon Province. Photos: The Korea Herald
“We met through surfing last year,” a young Korean couple holding on to surfboards said on a sunny day at Hajodae Beach in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The two had their faces covered in thick sunblock, their bright smiles matching.
“We liked surfing so much that we eventually quit our jobs and went down to Jeju Island together to live there for a month surfing,” 27-year-old Um Kyu-ri said, holding hands with her boyfriend Woo Im-kyun, also 27, and a kindred spirit.
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