Sara’s Reviews > The Island of Sea Women > Status Update

Min-Lee wants to go to Switzerland and Young-sook has to find a way to tell her that can’t happen, because, due to her father’s, aunt’s, and brother’s deaths, they are “tainted by the guilt by association system.”

The haenyo have been taking apart, along with some non-diving women in a study to figure out how their bodies were able to tolerate the cold, my other things. It was found that Young-Sook had hyothermia and recovered over the course of a half an hour. When asked if she would go in the water again, she said, of course. Young-sook is bothered by the way look at the young girls, including her daughter.

Now we see Min-Lee as an adult. Back in the past, the women of the collective have a shamanic ritual performed to keep themselves safe

I felt crushed for Young-sook when Gung-so was elected captain of the collective. Young-Sook had worked so hard.😔

Young-Sook is being trained to become captain of the collective. Mi-ja is unapologetic.

Now I know what caused Young-sook and Mi-ja’s falling out. Jun-Bu’s and Yu-ri’s death scenes were some of the most disturbing things I’ve read in print. I read it just before bed and I honestly didn’t know if I would be able to sleep.

The haenyeo are not allowed to dive anymore and Mi-ja’s marriage is unhappy

Things are getting scary in the political sphere. There is talk of reuniting the two Koreas, something we know has still not happened to this day.

Young-sook feels a oneness with the sea. While the lifestyle of diving is not something I’d want, it’s inspiring to read about a group of women supporting each other and working for a common goal.