Seon Hyuk Im / Ch.4 First Draft / Tues. 11am

Color of Sunset

           A large oak tree is seen on a front lawn of the house across mine. There's a wooden box on top. It has a door, a window, and a ladder going up. It's a tree house. I've always wondered how it would feel like having a tree house, a special private place for myself. Many people have this so called "special" place of their own. I used to live on an island called Guam, and since there were many places that could be private and quiet, I really liked living there. My meaningful place was the beach in front of a hotel.

           There are many beaches on Guam since it's an island. There are many tourists since it's a beautiful tropical island. There are many people on the beach since people like the view of the clear blue endless ocean. There are many people on the beach because it's relaxing but also fun. I was one of those many people who liked the tropical island, who liked the endless blue ocean, who liked to have fun playing volleyball then lying down on the soft sand, relaxing. This beach, specifically the beach in front of Outrigger Hotel, which is the hotel in the middle of the busy tourist location which has many duty free shops and hotels around. I really liked this beach because of the location. It always had many people, many events, and many things to watch like volleyball games or people surfing on the sea.

           While many people would prefer quiet places like a tree house, I prefer a place with many people, with many noises, with no time to be alone. I like a place where there are people everywhere you look, where there are many conversations going all at once, where I feel like I am around people. On this beach, there were always Japanese and Korean tourists playing on the beach, splashing water, swimming in the water, or building sandcastles. There were also many people who would be lying down on the soft sand, tanning. If I look around even more, there would be local Guam people playing volleyball or having a barbeque. I would just enjoy watch everyone do their own thing, or sometimes, I'd bring my friends and hang out with them.

           "No! You're robbing all of my money! Why'd you have to build a hotel on this block! I hate this game!" On the last day I spent on Guam, I was on that beach playing monopoly with my 2 best friends. Although this game was a game of breaking friendships and cursing at each other, it was fun watching each other get angry and seem like all hope is lost when one goes bankrupt. It was around 6:30 pm, with the beautiful orange red sunset at the end of the ocean. There were people having a barbeque next to us, and people enjoying a game of volleyball on the other side. I lost the game though, I never won. I'd always end up being the angriest person and cursing like there's no tomorrow.

           I enjoyed my last day watching my best friends getting angry and watching what Guam people enjoy the most. In Korea, there is no place as great as that, where I can enjoy watching people relaxed and enjoying themselves.