#job:sajeong lane

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                                  ⋆ — WELCOME HOME, TRAVELER.

THE SHORES HAVE GIFTED US A NEW RESIDENT. born on AUGUST 26TH, 1993. AHN HEEYEON has been on the island for 4 MONTHS and is currently a BARISTA AT SUNNYSIDE’S CAFE.you can always find them at PARADISE SHARE HOUSE, 201.

                                          ONWARD !

                                           ⋆ EVERY STORY HAS A REASON

One night after studying for hours on another one of those sciences classes she hated, a brightly colored flyer that was attached to the library bulletin board caught her attention which read Mido Youth Program. She grabbed the flyer and when she returned to her dorm room, she quickly did research on the program. One thing caught her attention: low interest loans for startup business.

“This is my chance.”

Months later, she received an acceptance letter at the eve of her fourth year in college.

Telling her parents that she was dropping out of college to take part in the program was the worst day of her life. The yelling and screaming coming from both of her parents was something she expected, but being called a disappointment and a waste of money caused her to break.

For the first time in her life, she spoke up and stood up and told her parents about the stresses they have caused her. As she was honestly expressing her feelings, her father’s hand came in contact with her face.

Shocked at her dad’s reaction, Heeyeon ran to her room and packed up everything she could in the two suitcases in her closet. As she left the house, she heard her mom scream for her to never return.

                                          ⋆ EVERY STORY HAS ITS ROOTS

Looking around Heeyeon’s room, you would’ve thought she was running a stationary store. Pens and Highlighters lined up desk in different colors with boxes of whiteout and sticky notes aligned next to it. The top of her bookshelf were packed with textbooks from every subject you can think of. The bottom shelves were packed with new notebooks ready for her to use in various sizes and colors. At a young age, Heeyeon was taught that knowledge was a human’s greatest aspect by her parents. She was taught to eat, sleep, breath studying. The only time she wasn’t studying was their trips to Jeju Island to see her parent’s families.

Whenever she visited, her parents would have a hard time finding where she ran off to. She spent her days and nights at the beach watching the waves crash onto the shore. One day, her cousin offered to teach her how to surf and she immediately gained love for the sport. Visit after visit, Heeyeon began surfing more often and was gifted her own surfboard that she leaves behind in Jeju, worried her parents would throw it out back in Seoul. The family visits stopped when once school started.

During elementary and middle school, she spent her days going to school, studying during breaks, going to an academy of some sort to give her, what her parents believe was, an upper hand, and returned home for rest to repeat it all again the next day. Year after year, she ranked top of her classes, exactly like her parents wanted. Heeyeon became a robot and knew nothing else besides studying and wishfully hoping that one day she can see the oceans in Jeju again.

In high school, her parents believed that Heeyeon should get a part time job since a close family friend said recruiters look for actual experience during college application reviews. She began working at a coffee shop near the school that was popular amongst her classmates. Little did her parents know that Heeyeon grew to love her part time job as much as surfing. Heeyeon grew to love learning and learning about the different types of coffees, pastries, and combinations that people enjoyed filled here with joy that no one could explain. The money she was making at the coffee shop and her monthly allowance were saved for her bimonthly trips to Jeju. She was able to lie to her parents saying that she was part of a volunteer medical program where she was required to visit Jeju and work of the local clinics. Luckily, her parents didn’t into it since they saw it as advantage for her to be accepted at their alma mater. Her trips to Jeju were spent practicing surfing and temporarily forgetting her studies.

She began wanting to pursue a business career to hopefully own her own café one day, however her parents quickly broke her dreams. Being the daughter of doctors at two of the top hospitals in Seoul, medicine had to be in her blood according to her parents. Sure, she’s read countless number of books on the human body and could probably give you a temporary diagnosis until you visited a real doctor, but she wasn’t in love with the subject.

Before she knew it, graduation was around the corner and she was planning on going to Korea University, just like to her parents. To her parents, it was one more step to having the perfect daughter. To Heeyeon, it was a way out of the clutches of her parents or so she thought. She originally applied for the business program, however her parents had connections at the University causing her to be a biology major during enrollment. For two years, she tried changing her major to business, however every time she changed it, she was denied. At first, they told her it was because it was only her first year and she needed to stick it out. Then they told her it was because of the influx of students wanting to be a business major and she would have to wait. By the third time, she knew something was up and after when she was able to meet with her assigned business advisor, she noticed a picture of her parents with the counselor. In that moment, she felt as if her world was meaningless.

It’s been 4 months, since she’s left that place. She works at the Sunnyside Café, one of mido’s oldest coffee shops by the beach. The lady who’s family has owned it for generations saw Heeyeon’s passion for coffee and the business decided to teach her what it’s like to manage a cafe. She was able to grab her surfboard before leaving for Mido and during her days off, she spends her days at the ocean, surfing to her heart’s content. For once, Heeyeon was truly happy with her life and she couldn’t imagine life back home.