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Jeju Island is known for its
beauty...
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its volcanoes...
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and its legendary women divers --
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the Haenyos.
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For centuries, these women have
made their living
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from deep within the sea.
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Free diving in the cold waters,
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they catch seafood that's fed this
island for generations.
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But these are the last of Jeju's
women divers.
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For this tiny Korean island is
facing a change.
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Tour guide Sunny Hong is part of
a new generation of Jeju women.
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Her life doesn't depend on diving
for seafood...
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but on entertaining tourists.
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I wanted to find some kind of job
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which I can use my English
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and also this kind of job
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is fit to my aptitude.
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Sunny has taught herself
English,
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a skill that has made her
successful on land.
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But her family has a strong
connection to the sea.
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This is my aunt, Ms. Hong.
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She's 63 years old
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and she started diving when she
was just 13
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so almost 50 years now.
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Hong Ho and her friends have
been diving for nearly all of their
lives.
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They didn't have a choice...
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and also they were born in a sea
village
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so they had to be a woman diver
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and there's nothing they can do
except woman diver.
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In fact, diving is the most
dangerous job on Jeju,
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and it's only done by women.
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The women dive 5 to 6 hours
every day.
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Today, the youngest diver is 45
years old,
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the oldest is 75.
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60-year-old Song Ho has had a
good day.
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She shows what she has caught
today.
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Diving used to be the only way
for people to make a living .
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Now it gives divers a chance to
educate their children for a better life.
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I don't want to be a woman
diver...
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I think I am lucky, I am lucky.
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As a result, this ancient tradition
may be dying out.
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These women are the last of the
Haenyos --
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the legendary divers of Jeju
Island.