Summers behind Indifference and Jealousy
Bread Factory, Neat Handwriting, and Dolligo . These are the words that remind me of my grandma on my mother's side. She took care of her husband, who died of pneumoconiosis after working in mining, throughout her youth, while working at the bread factory to support her family. She always tells me how her handwriting is neat and beautiful, even though she only graduated from elementary school. Not only handwriting, every time my family visit her place, she brags about how popular she is in Dolligo . It is a sort of dance club for the elderly. Her kids, my mom and two of her brothers always showed reluctance about her going to Dolligo , but she emphasised it is an 'exercise'. Dol-li-da from Dolligo in Korean means to spin. I used to be proud of my grandma. Because she seemed like a strong young woman. She looks way younger than her age. When my grandma picked me up after school instead of my mom, every teacher thought she was my mom. When a senior girl in school bullied ...
