Recently, a close friend unexpectedly rented a house on Jeju Island for a long-term stay and invited me to visit. The moment I arrived, a beautiful rainbow stretched across the Jeju sky, from the airport toward a seaside cafe. Welcoming me with a smile, she called me “the woman who brought the rainbow.” We drove along the coastal road, stopping at romantic beach cafes for coffee and enjoying local specialties such as wild abalone seaweed soup. Jeju is home to “gotjawal,” its primeval lava forests, and “oreum,” its small volcanic cones. Just an hour’s flight from Seoul, these natural treasures made the island feel like a peaceful tropical paradise. But why was my friend staying there for so long? The answer was her college-aged son. After traveling to places such as New York, Florida, Hawaii, Tokyo and Kyoto, her son, who is in his 20s, experienced a cultural shock that led him to reflect deeply on the meaning of life. He longed for a place where he could breathe freely and live surrounded by beautiful nature. So his mother chose Jeju. She maintained her base in Seoul while