[EBS입트영 5/14] Becoming a Jeju Haenyeo / 제주 해녀되기

14 Tue. 

Becoming a Jeju Haenyeo / 제주 해녀되기

 

Last year, I wrapped up my 30-year career and relocated to Jeju.

I soon started to take an interest in Jeju's iconic female divers, known as "haenyeo."

It just so happened that the Haenyeo School was recruiting students for a hands-on training course.

So, I put in an application, went in for an interview and was accepted to the school.

 

I completed 80 hours of theory classes and practical diving training.

And after an eight-session internship at a real coastal village, I'm now working as ahaenyeo.

 

Haenyeo are classified into three tiers based on their diving skills: lower, intermediate, and advanced.

I am still just a novice haenyeo, not even lower-ranked.

But I dream of someday becoming a veteran and guarding the waters of Jeju.

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wrapped up 마무리하다, 끝마치다 

It just so happened that 마침 ~이다 

hands-on training course 체험형 양성과정

are classified into three tiers 3등급으로 분류되다 

still just a novice 아직 새내기에 불과한