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Islands of Korea, Islands of the World Stories of Life with the Bbeolbae Q. You’ve been riding the Bbeolbae for a long time. Island Story

Q. How did you start living on Jangdo Island?
.
How many do you currently own?
Busu Village,
I came here when I got married. I moved to Jangdo Island in
Jangdo Island
1980, and the following year, I rode a Bbeolbae for the first time,
It’s already been decades. I raised four children while working on the mudflats with the Bbeolbae.
Bbeolbae Expert
began.
years old.
Mrs. Kwak Soyounghee following my mother-in-law. That’s how my life with the Bbeolbae Over the years, I added one after another, and now I own four Bbeolbae, all of which are over ten
Q. Where do you get your equipment?
*Over 40 years of
experience Q. We’re curious about how Bbeolbae are made.
I usually go to the mainland to buy items like hats and gloves
when I get the chance. Are they built here on the island?
Yes, there are two craftsmen on the island who build Bbeolbae. In the past, we didn’t pay with
money—we used to barter, trading things like soy milk to get a Bbeolbae.
Hat
A stylish work hat I bought
for KRW 5,000 at Beolgyo’s Q. Do you plan to continue living on Jangdo Island?
fifth-day market.
Of course. This island is everything to me now—it’s my whole life. I’ll continue to live here with the
Bbeolbae. I’m too old to go anywhere else
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An old shirt too
*Clothing and gear vary worn-out to wear
slightly from person to person. outside anymore
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Essential Item
A rubber band—if it’s not
securely fastened, the mud
can take everything.

Gloves

3M work gloves
Bottoms
What we call “KELP PANTS”
Repurposed one-piece
boots by cutting

Shoes

Black rubber shoes 신

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