Just a small update for today of the two incoming postcards for this week !First one for today came from a private swap from South Korea ... Find it strange or not it is not only the first w/s card I received from there but the first postcard in general ... Strange ! But this card worth the waiting as I really loved it ... So this is the Sanji lighthouse in Jeju island..So the card became the reason to learn that Jeju is the largest island of Korea and it is an autonomous province What I also found particularly interesting is that :
Because of the relative isolation of the island, the people of Jeju have developed a culture and language that are distinct from those of mainland Korea. Jeju is home to thousands of local legends. Perhaps the most distinct cultural artifact is the ubiquitous dol hareubang ("stone grandfather") carved from a block of basalt.
Another distinct aspect of Jeju is the matriarchal family structure, found especially in Udo and Mara, but also present in the rest of the province. The best-known example of this is found among the haenyeo ("sea women"), who were often the heads of families, because they controlled the income. They earned their living from free diving, often all year round in quite cold water, without scuba gear, in order to harvest abalones, conchs, and a myriad of other marine products. It is thought that women are better at spending all day deep-water diving because they resist cold better. However, because of rapid economic development and modernization, few haenyeo are still actively working today. ( from wikipedia )
Many many thanks to Hyerim for this :-)
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