It's been 4 years since I have changed my job.
Actually, I was an English teacher for elementaries but I got sick and tired of not going out the world. I really want to meet more diverse people from all over world.
One good thing for being an English speaking tour guide is that I can meet so many diverse people from all over the world.
This time, my clients came from Malaysia.
One thing I always have difficulties with Malay clients is that chooing a proper restuarant.
Not because of their nationality but because of their preference of food.
As you know, Black pork is one of the most famous food in Jeju island.
And Black pork meat is used in so many foods in Jeju island.
One of my favorite food pork noodles is one of the kind.
So that, Choosing a restaurant for muslims is very difficult thing.
Because they don't eat pork meat as well as any meat without Halla.
They are medical doctors and students.
I like students clients because I can see through them that they want to learn something about Korea and Jeju island.
So that suddenly I want to show them a real Jeju island.
Out of sudden, one of them asked me about K pop.
Then I just got an idea " A-ha there is common topic between us, that is a K-pop and drama".
"Ok. Let's start talking with this"
"Do you know Yu Jae-suk?" "Do you know his nick name?" "Do you know Moohan doJeon?" Well, they already knew about lots of thins on Korean TV program.
Well, there is no special things to break the barrier of the religions or cultures.
Just show them our things slowly then they will show us theirs.
I think it is a way of breaking cultural barriers.
Like this when we travel together we are the one.
We are going to share thinkings, We find our common things as well.
We went to the restaurant which serve Jeju traditional food.
The food name is 뚝빼기 they never seen abalone shells before and they were amazed by the beautiful inside of the shell.
They brought the empty shells to the wash room and wash them to keep them as a Jeju survirnior.
I think it is a good idea to have them from their food.
We hiked 'Youngsil' on the first day after abalone lunch.
They said they didn't have much experience to hike on the mountain.
We counldn't go to the top of the mountain.
However, we enjoyed enough the beauty of Valley of mountain.
On the third day. It was rainning and windy.
I asked them if still going on the trip? At first they hesitated then I insisted to keep going. Well, they told me this is like a military training, fun training. they seemed happy. I should be a leader of the traveller. that is my job. some times push them, some times pull them up.
One thing I have more than they have is that experience and what they want is that my experience.
