Out of all the diverse local trips I took during the last few decades, Gunsan City, the prime port in North Jeolla Province was an exception. I had not put my feet on-site to fact-check until April 6-7 of this year. As one of 38 octogenarian coed high school classmates reunited and traveling on a bus, I was, at last, able to touch down on the azalea-blossomed southwestern region in early spring.