the town Soobins grandparents live in would be better characterised as a village. It was a quiet place, lingering silently on the coast, waiting for someone to find it. Soobin drove through what seems like endless forest lining the long road, a subtle reminder of what the summer would surely be for Soobin. a far-away summer island, hot and lonely. after what seems like forever, they pull up to his grandparent's house and they are greeted warmly.