Born in Ganghwa and raised in Incheon, author Kim Jae-gyeom embarks on a journey to reminisce about his past and discover the places of his childhood.

My mother lay face down against the wall and didn't even look at me.
He kicked out his 12-year-old child from home just five days after he left his home.
The next morning, I shed tears as I boarded the boat back to Incheon.
I hid in the corner of the house and watched the back of my little child dragging his shoes.
It was much later that I began to understand my mother's feelings.
So I had to give up on wanting to go home.
The western sky seen from Jayu Park, where the sea meets the sky
I started living away from home, missing my hometown around there.

In the year I was born, children's literature writer Seok-Jung Yoon wrote a children's song called 'Hometown Land'
He sang about his longing for his hometown like this.

Those who leave their hometown live with a longing for the place where they were born and raised.
Likewise, in people's hearts, a longing for the past remains like nostalgia.
I draw memories of a time that has passed and can never return.

--- From the text